The Working Class Goes to Heaven

The Working Class Goes to Heaven (La classe operaia va in paradiso)
original movie poster
Directed byElio Petri
Written byUgo Pirro
Elio Petri
Produced byUgo Tucci
StarringGian Maria Volonté
Mariangela Melato
Gino Pernice
CinematographyLuigi Kuveiller
Music byEnnio Morricone
Production
company
Euro International Film
Distributed byEuro International Film[1]
Release dates
Running time
125 minutes
CountryItaly

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[4] 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,[1][5] sharing it with Francesco Rosi's The Mattei Affair.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "La classe operaia va in paradiso". Cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ^ "La classe operaia va in paradiso" (in Italian). Associazione Museo Nazionale del Cinema. 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Screen: 'Lulu the Tool,' Italian Drama". The New York Times. 12 May 1975. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Elio Petri: Satire, Italian Style". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  5. ^ "La Classe Operaia Va In Paradiso". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

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