The Working Class Goes to Heaven, released in the US as Lulu the Tool, is a 1971 Italian satirical political drama film directed by Elio Petri. It depicts a factory worker's realisation of his own con
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The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing com
The Working Class Goes to Heaven
…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, sharing it with Francesco Rosi's The Mattei Affair. Lulù Massa, 31 years old, has been working in the same factory…
2026 recipient: Cristian Mungiu
Palme d'Or awarded to Apocalypse Now at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival
Roberto Rossellini won in 1946.
Orson Welles won in 1952.