The Working Class Goes to Heaven

The Working Class Goes to Heaven Italian La classe operaia va in paradiso is a 1971 film directed by Elio Petri. It depicts a factory workers realisation of his own condition as a simple tool in the process of production and, implicitly, his struggle with the trade unions. The worker in question, Lulu, is described in the first part of the film as a Stakhanovite.

The film shared the Grand Prix with The Mattei Affair with also Gian Maria Volont as leading actor at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.

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