Time Travelling to 1972 Reliving a very Special Year
is a book sent me thanks to Library Book. It is sunny, relaxing.
We are in the USA and we discover an amazing historical moment.
Many the facts happened that year... You will discover like, for example that Ceylon becomes the Republic of Sri Lanka or that Okinawa Returned to Japan: in the USA Governor George C Wallace is shot remainging paralyzed.
There is a new car everyone loves: the new one proposed by Volkwagen: Beetle! The most-Sold car in History. Disney will realize several movies with this car! All beloved ones.
UNESCO launches the World Heritage Site: we assist at the birth of the first hand-held scientific calculator created by Helett-Packard.
It was an incredible year for movies: The Godfather earned wagons of money, but also Last Tango in Paris was another crucial movie of the year.
Chaplin received a prize at the Academy Award and it was a 12 minute standing ovation still the longest one in the history of the Academy.
Best Foreign Language Film was the italian movie The Garden of the Finzi-Continis ,
directed by Vittorio de Sica.
At the Berlin Film Festival the Golden Bear went to the The Canterbury Tales , directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, a co-production Italy/France.
A new tv series is appreciated: M*A*S*H*
Many many more curiosities in a book pretty informative!
Highly recommended.
I thank the publishing house for the copy.
Anna Maria Polidori
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