The Working Class Goes to Heaven

Gian Maria Volonté (A Fistful of Dollars) stars in one of provocative filmmaker Elio (Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion) Petri`s most politically charged films as factory worker Lulu: a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown, following an accident at work. Too tired to sleep with his girlfriend, cut out of his son's life by his ex, humiliated and disrespected, The Working Class Go to Heaven is an oftentimes surreal and darkly comic look at the life of an everyday Italian trying to find a sense of purpose in a world where he is only allowed to be a tool for industry. A savage takedown of capitalism and industrial corruption, the film was recipient of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or and features a gloriously unhinged, award-winning performance from Volonté, accompanied by an exceptional score by Ennio Morricone and stunning cinematography by Luigi Kuveiller (Deep Red).

Special Features

Bonus Footage, Interviews: Elio Petri (director); Gian Maria Volonté (actor); Corrado Solari (actor)., Making of Documentary, Appreciation of Gian Maria Volonté and the film by Alex Cox (filmmaker); Visual essay by Matthew Kowalski (scholar) on Petri and politics., Trailers

Actors: Giuseppe Fortis, Mariangela Melato, Donato Castellaneta, Gino Pernice, Luigi Diberti, Gian Maria Volonté

Audio Languages: Italian

Duration: 115 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitle Languages: English

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