The decay of the city of Venice is; in many respects; like that of an outwearied and aged human frame; the cause of its decrepitude is indeed at the heart; but the outward appearances of it are first at the extremities. In the centre of the city there are still places where some evidence of vitality remains; and where; with kind closing of the eyes to signs; too manifest even there; of distress and declining fortune; the stranger may succeed in imagining; for a little while; what must have been the aspect of Venice in her prime. But this lingering pulsation has not force enough any more to penetrate into the suburbs and outskirts of the city; the frost of death has there seized upon it irrevocably; and the grasp of mortal disease is marked daily by the increasing breadth of its belt of ruin.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A trivia collection missing the most important bit of trivia.By Abhimanyu SinghIt looked like writing a book about the making of Don just for the heck of it. Though it had lot of trivial (some interesting) details on how various parts of the film came along. the emphasis on some of the key elements seem to be missing. I wanted to read in detail about how the legendary background score of Don was composed and why it was not a part of the audio soundtrack release on HMV. since Sholay had its title music on its LP records so it was nothing new to include background music in the OST. Its a glaring miss considering the target audience of this book. unlike the reader for Making of Sholay. is a Don fan (everyone is a Sholay fan). And if theres one thing that binds him to this film to date. it is that thrilling composition by Kalyanji-Anandji. It remains an easy. breezy read nevertheless.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy CustomerEnjoyed reading about the making of a much loved movie
