The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971)
- Original title
- La classe operaia va in paradiso
- Directed by
- Elio Petri
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 379 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A factory worker gradually realizes he is just a tool in the production system. The film follows his growing awareness and struggle with the dehumanizing conditions of his job.
satiricalpolitically chargedbleakdarkly comicunsettlingintrospectivetenseclaustrophobic
What happens
The Working Class Goes to Heaven (Italian: La classe operaia va in paradiso), released in the US as Lulu the Tool, is a 1971 Italian satirical political drama film directed by Elio Petri. It depicts a factory worker's realisation of his own condition as a simple tool in the process of production. The film was awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film at the 25th Cannes Film Festival, sharing it with Francesco Rosi's The Mattei Affair. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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An Average Little Man (1977)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.