The Organizer (The Comrades) is a historical drama, whether you also take it as comedy or not. The story happens in 1890s Italy when it had a newborn proletariat, not one as experienced as Germany or Britain. On the other hand, Italy did not have Bolshevik leaders as "backward" Russia would a decade later. The strengths and weaknesses of the professor, as well as of the proletarians of Turin, are true to the setting, which makes The Organizer an excellent realist movie. With the historical place in mind, the viewer gets a lot of insight into the key problem: how can the working class win? Not every battle, but the war.
Review of The Organizer
