Word: riding
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...director Fellini has always played with ideas and people and, like most gamblers, he wins a few, loses a few. The loser among the Notebook sketches was a stagy, tasteless mock interview with Marcello Mastroianni. Among the winners was a night ride on the Roman subway, which may still be under construction in the 21st century - archaeologists hold up the work each time the tunnel runs into ancient finds. As Fellini's train sped through the tunnel, the stations gradually filled up with Roman slaves, Senators, and soldiers...
...million. The bulk consisted of machinery and steel, including supplies for the trans-Negev oil pipeline built to bypass the Suez canal. Consumer goods, notably more than $10 million worth of autos, took up a good share of the total. Though many Israelis still flatly refuse even to ride in a Volkswagen-and more than just a few North American Jews will not consider buying VWs-German autos outsold those of all other nations in Israel last year. Volkswagen led the list, with sales of more than 1,500, and the VW dealer in Jerusalem, Abraham Tawfiq, expects to triple...
NORA did not want to spend the night in the cabin, and so she didn't. She, Tommy, and Eric drove back to Cambridge to grab a few hours sleep. The mist was worse than ever at night, so the ride back was scary. At one point, Nora told Tommy, who was behind the wheel, that they were driving into a brick wall. She was speaking figuratively, but Tommy took her literally, slammed on the brakes, and nearly sent Eric through the windshield. "We almost got killed," said Nora the next day, "It was really funny...
...were returning from Peterborough in a newly rented jeep. Tim drove fast and the scenery zoomed by us. Neither of us had been in a jeep before, and we were enjoying the ride. New England villages unfolded in the distance, like Grandma Moses paintings, and we remained silent and let the chill exhilirate...
...real takes began, the problems came out in force. Not only were there long periods when no cars appeared, but when they did, the drivers more often than not looked into the camera, ruining the shot. Once, a car ahead of the jeep stopped to give Nora a ride...