Close to the Roof (1960)

Directors

Raymond Menmuir

The story

In a house in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills, two siblings, Lucy and Charlie, prepare the beds in their attic for guests. The siblings are the children of Tony Perelli, a widowed Italian migrant who is bitter about his lack of success in Australia, and who is determined to return home from whose children come home. Tony refuses to let Lucy work and does not know the Charlie has been boxing, thinking that he is going to be a musician.

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