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This sequence depicts men brought to Australia on a work contract (Giuseppe Michelini, Luigi Borsi, Giuseppe Cusato, Giorgio Mangiamele) seeking work after the employment promised by the Australian government has failed to materialise. Friction between two of the men in the job queue is overcome by the protective solidarity of their fellow migrants.
Curator’s notes
This sequence is the first in Il Contratto showing the men seeking work. Mangiamele would later stage a similar sequence in his first, unreleased version of his short film, The Spag (c1960).
