The Organizer (1963)
Wednesday Feburary 3 at 8pm in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Directed by Mario Monicelli
With Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot
Not Rated, 130 minutes, 35mm
Italian with English subtitles
In turn-of-the-twentieth-century Turin, an accident in a textile factory incites workers to stage a walkout. But it’s not until they receive unexpected aid from a traveling professor (Marcello Mastroianni) that they find their voice, unite, and stand up for themselves. This historical drama by Mario Monicelli, brimming with humor and honesty, is a beautiful and moving ode to the power of the people.