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

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)

Trailer

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