TV series

Die Arbeitersaga

1988–1991 · 1 season

A sober, talky chronicle of postwar change, watching ordinary lives bend under economics and politics with patient, unsentimental attention.

Overview: This sociocritical film series in 4 parts is a follow-up to the Alpensaga and depicts the economic and cultural development in Austria after the war. Individual films focus on the themes of individualization and the rise of consume culture as well as the political shift of the dominating social democratic forces from a blue-collar party to more market oriented policies.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic and satirical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Class, politics, work, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
politics
work
identity
family
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild