This movie version of the book titled theyre a weird mob was made in 1966, and, as well as sticking roughly to the novels plot, is a marvellous snapshot of sydney in the 1960s. While weird mob does indeed cast a strangers eye over some unflattering aspects of australian culture, my concern here is with the way a strangers eye is cast over the city of sydney. Theyre a weird mob 1966 clip 2 on aso australias audio. Theyre a weird mob is about sydney, australia in 1965, a sprawling, growing city of three million people. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Mar 05, 2014 in 1966, english filmmakers michael powell and emeric pressburger adapted for the screen the australian comic novel theyre a weird mob. The film is based on a book written by john ogrady under the pen name nino culotta which is also the name of the main character walter chieri, an italian. We re a weird mob australians in the 1900s duration. Jessica au works for readings online and is the author of cargo. I remember seeing the film originally in sydney, after we emigrated as a family in 1964. This film is a story of the fair go, and how a generation of new australians were embraced as part of society as a whole. They re a weird mob is a fish out of water story based on the 1957 best selling novel by john ogrady of an italian immigrant whos hoodwinked into coming to sydney and is taken in by his coworkers and finds romance. Essay by peter krausz, reproduced from 100 greatest films of australian cinema with permission. The story of making the film theyre a weird mob 1966 imdb.
Leaving aside the film s willingness to engage with national stereotypes for laughs, and its domestic box office success, the film can actually be credited with the first stirrings towards government intervention in and support of the local industry. In a way, theyre a weird mob reads just as much as a loveletter to the australian language as it does as a paranorma of immigration and cultureshock in 1950s sydney. Apr, 2014 sydney, australia world premiere of theyre a weird mob in australia. It was the penultimate collaboration of the british filmmakers michael powell and emeric pressburger plot. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news.
Again, i sat there with my jaw lolling unattractively as nino culotta stumbles from one misadventure to another. Aug 08, 2012 trailer to the movie theyre a weird mob, 1966 film based on the novel of the same name by john ogrady under the pen name nino culotta, the name of the main character of the book. It was the penultimate collaboration of the british filmmakers michael powell and emeric pressburger. Theyre a weird mob 1966 clip 3 on aso australias audio. A time when we opened our doors to many foreigners who were struggling to get. The tensions of the rich wave of migration to australia after world war ii were satirised and sanitised by the enormously popular adaption of nino culottas john ogradys comic novel they re a weird mob. According to a book published in 2006, edited by scott hocking, that i bought in melbourne in 2007, which collates the choices of various critics and other people related to australian cinema. The film may suggest a less cynical time and culture.
They re a weird mob is the first book by john ogrady writing under the pseudonym nino culotta, and purports to tell the tale of nino, an italian journalist sent to australia to write articles about the country and her people for italians to read. The film is an example of the work of famous british filmmaker michael powell 190590. Pdf they re a weird mob download full pdf book download. I would like to hear more what people think of this classic. The film that kickstarted australian cinema after a long hiatus an italian journalist is lured to our shores by his cousin to write for a magazine. Its an australia that no longer exists, making the.
Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The weird mob of the film s title refers not to the migrant but to the very strangeness of australian culture as perceived via the gaze of a foreigner. Watch film clips from the 1966 film production of theyre a weird mob on australianscreen. He gets a job as a builders labourer, learns to talk and drink like an australian, and falls in love with an australian girl clare dunne. He mixes with bricklayers, policemen, lifesavers, makes friends, learns the language, engages in fisticuffs, gets. The book this film was based on was not actually written by nino culotta, although it did bear his name.
Theyre a weird mob is a popular australian comic novel written by john ogrady under the pseudonym nino culotta, the name of the main character of the book. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading theyre a weird mob. The story of nino culotta, an italian immigrant coming to australia with the promise of a job at his cousins magazine, allows the directors to play with the australian slang and portray a stereotypical aussie. Text classics kindle edition by culotta, nino, tynan, jacinta. Walter chiari, ed devereaux, john meillon, tony bonner, clare dunne, chips rafferty, alida chelli, slim degrey, charles little, anne haddy, michael powell, they re a weird mob they are a weird mob, they re a weird mob, they are a weird mob, michael powell, walter chiari, ed devereaux. The hedonistic modernity of sydney in theyre a weird mob. Theyre a weird mob is a 1966 australian film based on the novel of the same name by john ogrady under the pen name nino culotta, the name of the main character of the book. In 1966, english filmmakers michael powell and emeric pressburger adapted for the screen the australian comic novel theyre a weird mob. Gli utenti cercano e guardano film dopo queste query. Click download or read online button to get they re a weird mob book now. Instead, theyre a weird mob was written by author john ogrady under the pseudonym of nino culotta.
They re a weird mob is a popular australian comic novel written by john ogrady under the pseudonym nino culotta, the name of the main character of the book. Theyre a weird mob rewatched luke buckmaster film the. Nino culotta is an italian immigrant, newly arrived in australia. Theyre a weird mob 1966 clip 1 on aso australias audio and. May 21, 2012 theyre a weird mob was submitted to publisher ure smith by his son, and went on to sell around a million copies, before falling out of print thirtyeight years later. Theyre a weird mob 1966 clip 1 on aso australias audio. Nino culotta, both narrator and apparent author of the novel, travels from northern italy on an assignment from his boss to write about what kind of people these australians are for publications back home. Secondly, they propose grounds for a much wider, and much more detailed examination of europeanness in.
Theyre a weird mob is the first book by john ogrady writing under the pseudonym nino culotta, and purports to tell the tale of nino, an italian journalist sent to australia to write articles about the country and her people for italians to read. Theyre a weird mob the 100 greatest australian films. Nov 20, 2012 they re a weird mob cd2 dezzy mckenna. They re a weird mob available for download and read online in other formats. He mixes with bricklayers, policemen, lifesavers, makes friends, learns the language, engages in fisticuffs, gets married and makes a niche for himself in oz. Nino culotta walter chiari, an italian sports journalist, arrives in australia to find his cousins new magazine for migrant italians has folded. Theyre a weird mob is a 1966 film based on the novel of the same name by john ogrady under the pen name nino culotta, the name of the main character of the book. Easy going, down to earth and hilariously funny people.
The first australian film to be made in 7 years, its success meant that the australian government was pressed to provide money for further film. Theyre a weird mob is a 1966 film based on the novel of the same name by john ogrady under the pen name nino culotta. Watch film clips from the 1966 film production of theyre a weird mob on australianscreen, a website operated by the national film and sound archive. The significance of the proposals made in theyre a weird mob might well require us to critically revisit much of the work by twentieth century film scholars offering. Things dont go to plan and hes left at the mercy of 1960s australia. It was one of the last collaborations of the british filmmakers michael powell and emeric pressburger. Walter chiari, who plays nino, was a veteran italian actor, with 75 films to his credit. Curators notes theyre a weird mob 1966 on aso australia. They re a weird mob they are a weird mob nonusa format, pal, reg. Subita the story of making the film theyre a weird mob. All critics 1 fresh 1 regarded as a classic, this film takes a kindhearted look at sydney in the mid 60s. The nationalityof theyre a weird mobs director, as with other aspects of the production, has caused occasional debate about whether the film can in fact be classified as australian and, given powells foreignness, about the particular perspective it is taking of australian culture. A rare 1960s hit from the codirector of the red shoes, this warm tale of an. This documentary treats comedy fans to a behindthescenes look at the making of theyre a weird mob, an australian film about an italian man who arrives in sydney to work at his cousins magazine, only to discover that the job no longer exists and he cannot understand what any of the locals are saying.
Hair styles and wardrobe fashion are especially delightful to see. Theyre a weird mob rewatched like crocodile dundee in reverse. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. This great movie is a true microcosym of australia at that time. The film is uneven, and certainly below their best work, but it has moments of great comic charm and ingenuity. Sydney, australia world premiere of theyre a weird mob in australia. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto int. Theyre a weird mob is a 1966 australian film based on the novel of the same name by john ogrady under the pen name nino culotta, the name of the main. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Regarded as a classic, this film takes a kindhearted look at sydney in the mid 60s. The first australian film to be made in 7 years, its success meant that the australian government was pressed to provide money for further film funding. Trailer to the movie theyre a weird mob, 1966 film based on the novel of the same name by john ogrady under the pen name nino culotta, the name of the main character of the book.
Describes the adventures of italian journalist nino culotta in australia, now filmed in widescreen eastmancolor. In 1965, a sprawling, growing city of three million people. The book was the first published novel by ogrady, with an initial print run of 6,000 hardback copies. Nino has learned english, so he shouldnt have a problem, his boss thinks. Occasionally, you can find her down at readings st kilda.
The tensions of the rich wave of migration to australia after world war ii were satirised and sanitised by the enormously popular adaption of nino culottas john ogradys comic novel theyre a weird mob. They re a weird mob download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Were a weird mob australians in the 1900s duration. The film provides an example of the work of famous british filmmaker michael powell 190590. Way back in the sixties it was a big hit at a time when very few australian movies were being made. Theyre weird mob is one of the original funny movies australia produced with an international cast complete with local actors who later in life also filled our screens in memorable movies.
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