They're a Weird Mob (1966)
They're a Weird Mob (1966)
DVDRip | MKV | 720x458 | x264 @ 2337 Kbps | 107 min | 1,94 Gb
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Romance
DVDRip | MKV | 720x458 | x264 @ 2337 Kbps | 107 min | 1,94 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Director: Michael Powell
Writers: John O'Grady (novel) (as Nino Culotta), Emeric Pressburger (screenplay) (as Richard Imrie)
Stars: Walter Chiari, Claire Dunne, Chips Rafferty
Nino Culotta is an Italian immigrant who arrived in Australia with the promise of a job as a journalist on his cousin's magazine, only to find when he gets there that the magazine's folded, the cousin's done a runner and the money his cousin sent for the fare was borrowed from Kay, the daughter of the boss of a local construction firm. So, Nino tries to get a job and finishes up … laying bricks. Nino works hard and makes friends with lots of locals; Nino and Kay argue a lot; Nino and Kay fall in love … Kay takes Nino to meet 'Daddy' but daddy hates journalists, immigrants and bricklayers (he's now BOSS of a construction firm). Nino starts to win him over with his charm and determination to marry Kay.
A largely accurate portrayal of typical Australian attitudes, lifestyles and aspirations of the era, this movie was a celebration of the country's easy going and proudly egalitarian spirit. And, even more significantly, as it predates the contrived, heavy handed and deliberately boorish "Ocker" nonsense that came into vogue a bit later, it remains an excellent example of genuine, laid back Aussie humor at its best.
However, looking at it again, all these years later, it now provides a stark reminder of just how much things have changed. Sadly, Australia is no longer quite the same sun drenched "workers paradise" where the average punter could afford a Sydney Harbourside home on little more than a basic wage and buy a crayfish (lobster) for a couple of dollars on a Saturday night. It really was one big endless summer.
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They're a Weird Mob (1966)
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