La classe
operaia va in paradiso (released in the US as Lulu the Tool) is a 1971
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 and, implicitly, his struggle with the trade
unions.
Lulu Massa is
a highly productive worker at a factory paying piece work but is disliked by
his colleagues as his efficiency is used by management to justify their demands
for higher output. While employees are told to care for and rely on their
machines, they see radical students outside the factory campaigning for higher
pay rates and less work.
The film
competed at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival, where it tied for the Grand Prix
International du Festival, the highest honour. In Italy, it also won the David
di Donatello for Best Film.
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