While I don't agree that it's quite as bad as Eric puts it, it's certainly not worthy of the praise you heap upon it either.
ON A CLEAR DAY SONG MOVIE
We all have our blind spots towards certain movies because they feature favorite actors of ours and Patrick clearly you are giving this movie more than its due because of your adoration for Streisand. Those babies threaten to fall out in one scene, but she carefully moves about the room so it does not happen. She has never been known for being attractive, but she wears a couple of outfits that seem more suitable for Jane Mansfield. The one and only thing I enjoyed in this movie is Streisand’s breast. The scene does not work on any number of levels. The final scene is Streisand belting out the theme song, “On a clear day.” While she becomes superimposed over a cloudy sunset. The outside shot of Montand seems to belong in a different movie altogether.
All of the shots of Streisand on her roof are obviously on a sound stage. What was up with the first distant shot? Another scene has Montand on top of a building singing outside. The camera moves in then jumps to a different take where she is talking to him. One scene shows Streisand laughing at a restaurant with Montand from a distance. Perhaps he is better in his native France, but here he is more forgettable and bland than lunch at McDonalds. For everyone else, it is a complete and utter mess.Īs Patrick wrote, Montand has no charm to speak of and adds nothing to the several songs he sings here. If you are a devoted Streisand fan, like Patrick, you may like this movie just as a chance to see your favorite diva over act and blare out some songs. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever is without a doubt, Barbra Streisand’s weakest musical. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever is without a doubt, Barbra Streisand’s weakest musical. A great performance in a flawed but entertaining musical. But this is clearly a one woman showcase for Babs and she more than lives up to the occasion. Jack Nicholson and Bob Newhart both have small but funny parts. He had the same problem opposite Marilyn Monroe in Let's Make Love. But then he is just about as dull a movie star as you can find. The main flaw with Clear Day is in the fact that Streisand and Montand have no chemistry together. Barbra also gets to demonstrate her flair for comedy especially in the scene on her apartment rooftop where she tries to stop the Dr. 'What did I have that I don't have' and the title number are standouts. The movie really sparkles when Barbra sings. will meet, fall in love and get married in Virginia sometime in the 2030's. At the movies' conclusion it is revealed that Daisy and the Dr. but then she hears a tape of herself under hypnosis and discovers her inner secret. Chabot falls for Melinda but can't stand boring, unsophisticated Daisy. Minnelli shows his exquisite eye for color and Cecil Beaton drapes Barbra in some truly over-the-top gowns, including one with a large turban.Īnyway to make a long story short, Dr. There is one fabulous sequence that was filmed at the Royal Pavilion at Brighton. We see how Melinda was raised in an orphanage, gets kicked out and eventually meets her lover Robert Tentrees. The movie features several extravagant flashback scenes. "My name is Melinda!" Barbra not only does a decent upper-class British accent she also gets to do a funny cockney one. In particular an English woman who lived early in the 19th Century. Marc Chabot (Yves Montand) and under hypnosis it is revealed that Daisy had many past lives. This is the story of wealthy college girl, and psychic, Daisy Gamble (she makes flowers grow faster and knows when the phone will ring among other things) who attends a lecture on hypnosis in order to quit smoking.
ON A CLEAR DAY SONG UPDATE
Times were changing quickly however and after this movie Barbra would completely update her image, both in music and movies, with The Owl and the Pussycat and her Stony End album. Whereas Fanny Brice and Dolly Levi (and even Melinda Tentrees) were all larger than life period characters, Daisy Gamble is a modern, stylish, (love those Scaasi creations) Jewish, New York girl who can really sing. It is also worth noting that Daisy Gamble was the only time Barbra's 60's musical persona shows up in a movie. She had already worked with William Wyler on Funny Girl and Gene Kelly on Hello Dolly! before being guided by the masterful hand and amazing eye for color that was Vincente Minnelli. This was her third musical in a row as well as her third collaboration with a legendary Hollywood director. On a Clear Day marks the end of the first phase of Barbra Streisand's movie career. Barbra Streisand in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.
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