A Girl in Australia (Bello, onesto, emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata)Claudia Cardinale and comedy great Alberto Sordi (I Vitelloni) were superstars in Italy by the time they travelled to Broken Hill - and other more picturesque Oz locations - to co-star in this under-appreciated Italo-Australian comedy.
Zampa's film affectionately spoofs Southern European stereotypes while astutely tapping a sense of the good-natured bemusement with which Anglo-Australians regarded the 'new arrivals' in their midst.
Sordi takes the role of Amedeo, a jocular Italian migrant working as a telephone linesman in a dusty outback town. He includes a photo of a more handsome friend with a written marriage proposal to Carmela (Cardinale) who promptly accepts, flying out of Rome at breakneck speed to join him in Australia despite having a few secrets of her own.
Cardinale was awarded the David di Donatello (Italian Oscar) for Best Actress for her terrific turn in this irresistible bi-cultural charmer.
