La Classe Operaia va in Paradiso (The Working Class Goes to Heaven) (Lulu the Tool)

1971

La Classe Operaia va in Paradiso (The Working Class Goes to Heaven) (Lulu the Tool)

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If this Italian drama were any less well told, it would come off as a pure union propaganda piece. Instead, it is a worthy film for the director who made the acclaimed film Investigation Of A Citizen Above Suspicion. In any manufacturing situation, it simply doesn't pay to be the fastest and hardest working person on the assembly line. In the first place, you probably can't keep up the pace you've set. In the second place, you make all your co-workers a) look bad and b) have to work harder; they will not thank you for this. Appearances to the contrary, it's a really stupid thing to do. However, Lulu Massa (Gian Maria Volonte) doesn't understand this simple principle, and he enjoys the pay bonuses he gets from management -- until he has to leave work to recuperate from an accident in which he lost a finger. During that time, he visits a colleague who shows him not only the error of his own ways, but the horror of his whole working situation. When he goes back to work, Massa tries to organize a union. At first, he is just as unpopular with his co-workers as before, but he is persistent.
  • Rating:
    NR
  • Genre:
    Art House & International, Drama
  • Directed By:
    Elio Petri
  • Written By:
    Ugo Pirro, Elio Petri
  • In Theaters:
     wide
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    Euro International Film (EIA)

Cast

Gino Pernice
as Sindacalista
Mariangela Melato
as Lidia
Luigi Diberti
as Bassi
Donato Castellaneta
as Marx
Gian Maria Volonté
as Lulu Massa
Salvo Randone
as Militina

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  • This political drama of Petri, awarded with the Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival, touches my reflective tissues and captivates me with its denouncing material about the working class conditions in a factory. [Full review in Spanish]

    July 24, 2020 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…

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Audience Reviews for La Classe Operaia va in Paradiso (The Working Class Goes to Heaven) (Lulu the Tool)

  • Jan 01, 2012
    A powerful film with a Marxist message. One of the best politics film that I ever saw. Mr. Petri, a master in these kind of cinema, show to us a remarkable screenplay, direction, music by other master: Ennio Morricone and acting by the great Gian Maria Volante. The Working Class Goes to Heaven is a true manifesto that fight to the rights of the working men. Fresh.
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