The Captain’s Feast establishes the nature of the fascist ruling class in rural Spain and the attitudes and values of Captain Vidal, the villain in the film. The feast is a scene of indulgence, greed and power. Vidal is a fascist brute, he is proud of his reputation and dominates the scene. The guests are hypocrites and prove to be arrogant, patronising, callous & heartless. Carmen, seems out of place and is represented as fragile, elegant, cowed and intimidated by the other guests, we also get the impression that Vidal views her with contempt.
The soldiers costumes all symbolise their power, status and prestige among the rest of the people at the feast and the rest of the military as their uniforms are of the higher ranks. The proxemics of the scene show the captain at the end of the table which signifies how he is the most important out of everyone present and that he’s the one that is holding the party. Captain Vidal’s positioning also matches that of the Pale Man later on in the film, subtly hinting to the audience how much of a tryrant the Captain can be. Finally the food and drinks they’re having shows their wealth and status as there are very fine and expensive foods and drinks at the table.