They're a Weird Mob (1966)

They’re a Weird Mob: Directed by Michael Powell. With Walter Chiari, Claire Dunne, Chips Rafferty, Alida Chelli. An Italian sports journalist arrives in Australia but finds no work. The only employment he can find is as a builder’s labourer. At first, he cannot comprehend the culture, but eventually he finds mateship and romance.

“Recently restored and remastered (within a limited budget) for DVD release, this movie was a revelation in Aussie ways and customs, a near-to-totally honest portrayal of what it was like for immigrants arriving here back in the last half of the 20th Century (yes, it seems a long time ago).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003enThe house that Nino built occupied a block in Greenacre, NSW, less than half a mile from where I was living at the time. I must have driven by it thousands of times. Previous prints screened on TV have been abysmal with washed out colour and scratchy images and sound. To see this near-as pristine print (for the most part) was an eye-opener and the scenes of Greenacre, Bankstown and other Sydney locations brought memories flooding back.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe cast of fine supporting actors makes the film worth watching, while the lead actor is simply perfect. One canu0026#39;t imagine anyone else in the part. The film flags towards the end but generally, itu0026#39;s great viewing.”