The Working Class Goes to Heaven

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Luca d 12/19/2022 Probably setted in the middle of wokers strikes movements taking place in Italy during 1969, Elio Petri vigourously shakes the viewer with a powerful sequence of sounds, images and events; in a very successfull attempt of portraing the working class struggle. Lulu Massa's character, masterfully interpreted by Gian Maria Volonté, makes it easy to empathize, accompaning us to a story of resignation, rage and rebellion. See more 03/15/2022 Petri shows faithfully the condition of the italian working class and offers an insight into the contradictions of the italian society during the economic "boom" but it trascends in a metaphore full of symbolism, criticizing capitalism itself. There is also a description of the human condition and a sense of loneliness and inescapability, especially thanks to the intense interpretation given by a wonderful Gian Marià Volontè. See more 05/22/2021 A powerful film about the working class. The Italian director Elio Petri manages to portray the most destructive and alienating aspects of factory work, where every worker is considered only a machine. Petri's directing style is unconventional: the camera moves very fast and there are numerous shots and zooms to represent the unsustainable rhythms of society. The script is remarkable as well as the interpretation of Gian Maria Volonté, who manages to fit perfectly into the character. The film is very exciting and frenetic, thanks also to the soundtrack written by the great Morricone. A masterpiece. See more 04/14/2020 Probably the best movie ever made about working class, assembly line and piece rate system with Modern Times. The movie is a realistic portrait of a credible character, an exhausted worker damaged in the psyche as well as in the body. Gian Maria Volontè, the main actor offers a stunning personation. Elio Petri direction is so empathic. A mention to Ennio Morricone soundtrack that express all the anxieties of the movie into music See more 11/02/2019 Probabilmente uno dei migliori film italiani della storia. Elio Petri dimostra di nuovo di essere un genio, portando questa volta l'attenzione sul mondo della classe operaia e mostrandone gli aspetti più distruttivi ed alienanti, grazie anche ad un tour-de-force di Gian Maria Volonté. See more 01/25/2013 Morricone and a method-acting Volonte can't save this mess, no matter the political and contemporary importance of the film See more Read all reviews

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