Back La classe obrera va al paradís Catalan La Classe Operaia Va in Paradiso Welsh Der Weg der Arbeiterklasse ins Paradies German Η εργατική τάξη πάει στον παράδεισο Greek La classe operaia va in paradiso Spanish طبقه کارگر به بهشت میرود Persian Työväenluokka nousee taivaaseen Finnish La classe ouvrière va au paradis French The Working Class Goes to Heaven ID La classe operaia va in paradiso Italian
| The Working Class Goes to Heaven | |
|---|---|
 Italian film poster | |
| Directed by | Elio Petri |
| Screenplay by | Elio Petri Ugo Pirro |
| Produced by | Ugo Tucci |
| Starring | Gian Maria Volonté Mariangela Melato Gino Pernice Luigi Diberti Donato Castellaneta Salvo Randone |
| Cinematography | Luigi Kuveiller |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Production company | Euro International Films |
| Distributed by | Euro International Films[1] |
Release dates | |
Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
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]
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- ^ "La classe operaia va in paradiso" (in Italian). Associazione Museo Nazionale del Cinema. 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Screen: 'Lulu the Tool,' Italian Drama". The New York Times. 12 May 1975. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Elio Petri: Satire, Italian Style". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "La Classe Operaia Va In Paradiso". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.