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Workingman's Death (2006)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:8

Rotten:3

Average Rating:6.4/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Theatrical Release:Feb 24, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: The toil of the workingman is the fascinating subject for this documentary from Austrian director Michael Glawogger. Taking five groups of workers from five different countries, Glawogger looks at... The toil of the workingman is the fascinating subject for this documentary from Austrian director Michael Glawogger. Taking five groups of workers from five different countries, Glawogger looks at the perils of being a coal miner in the Ukraine, a slaughterhouse worker in Nigeria, a sulfur miner in Indonesia, a ship-breaker in Pakistan, and a steel worker in China. Some of the conditions these men work in will come as a shock to the average office worker, and provides viewers with an important perspective on the harsh treatment meted out to certain factions of the workforce. [More]

Director: Michael Glawogger

Director: Michael Glawogger

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  • The toil of the workingman is the fascinating subject for this documentary from Austrian director Michael Glawogger. Taking five groups of workers from five different countries, Glawogger looks at the perils of being a coal miner in the Ukraine, a slaughterhouse worker in Nigeria, a sulfur miner in Indonesia, a ship-breaker in Pakistan, and a steel worker in China. This film provides viewers with an important perspective on the harsh treatment meted out to certain factions of the workforce.
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    Labor as decorative and devoid of meaning.

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    05/04/07
    Prairie Miller
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    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    06/24/06
    Time Out

    This documentary about men and women performing brutal work tasks for next to no money is full of arresting and eloquent images.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    05/05/06
    Walter V. Addiego
    Walter V. Addiego
    San Francisco Chronicle
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    Visually, technically, the film is undeniably a work of art, with all aspects -- sound, editing, cinematography, music -- coming together in a stunning symphony.

    Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies | comment Comment
    03/18/06
    Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
    Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
    Goatdog's Movies

    There's scant dialogue in Workingman's Death, but little is needed when majestic camera work by Wolfgang Thaler tells the story so well.

    Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
    02/24/06
    V.A. Musetto
    V.A. Musetto
    New York Post
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    It's a triumph of the human spirit that so many people in deadly jobs are able, nevertheless, to marry and have a few happy moments despite lives of hellish labor. Glawogger's intrepid camera finds both the shame and the grace in it.

    Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
    02/24/06
    Jami Bernard
    Jami Bernard
    New York Daily News
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    It's not exactly a good time at the movies, and even as pure education, it's a rather dull film with very little dialogue.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
    02/24/06
    Allison Benedikt
    Allison Benedikt
    Chicago Tribune
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    Michael Glawogger's glamorized documentary observes laborers from around the world going to hell and back, day after day, year after year, to eke out subsistence livings.

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    02/23/06
    Stephen Holden
    Stephen Holden
    New York Times
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    The patina of this avant-garde exercise is swanky and alluring, but chip away at it and you will expose a hollow center.

    Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
    02/22/06
    Ed Gonzalez
    Ed Gonzalez
    Slant Magazine

    Glawogger is an extraordinarily elegant filmmaker with a photographer's eye for striking compositions.

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    02/21/06
    Nathan Rabin
    Nathan Rabin
    AV Club

    Glawogger's film may be thematically loose-jointed, but Wolfgang Thaler's cinematography is the glue.

    Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
    02/21/06
    Michael Atkinson
    Michael Atkinson
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    Comes soaked in good old-fashioned humanist respect for the dignity of labor, but eventually grows a little monotonous.

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    09/12/05
    Leslie Felperin
    Leslie Felperin
    Variety
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    Astonishingly powerful documentary about really, really hard work.

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    09/12/05
    Ray Bennett
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