On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) (DVD) (*)

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Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 2.4 )

Running Time:
124 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1970 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Vincente Minnelli

Written By:
Alan Jay Lerner

Actors:
Barbra Streisand ..... Daisy Gamble
Yves Montand ..... Dr. Marc Chabot
Bob Newhart ..... Dr. Mason Hume
Larry Blyden ..... Warren Pratt
Simon Oakland ..... Dr. Conrad Fuller
Jack Nicholson ..... Tad Pringle
John Richardson ..... Robert Tentrees
Pamela Brown ..... Mrs. Fitzherbert
Irene Handl ..... Winnie Wainwhisle
Roy Kinnear ..... Prince Regent
Peter Crowcroft ..... Divorce Attorney
Byron Webster ..... Prosecuting Attorney
Mabel Albertson ..... Mrs. Hatch
Laurie Main ..... Lord Percy
Kermit Murdock ..... Hoyt III
Elaine Giftos ..... Muriel
John Le Mesurier ..... Pelham
Angela Pringle ..... Diana Smallwood
Leon Ames ..... Burt Clews
Paul Camen ..... Millard
George N. Neise ..... Wytelipt (as George Neise)
Tony Colti ..... Preston
Jeannie Berlin ..... Girl in orphanage (uncredited)
Fiona Curzon ..... (uncredited)
Richard Kiel ..... Blacksmith (uncredited)
Judith Lowry ..... (uncredited)

Synopsis:

Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her flowers, wants to quit smoking, to please her finacee, Warren. She goes to a doctor of hypnosis to do it. But once she's under, her doctor finds out that she can regress into past lives and different personalities, and he finds himself falling in love with one of them.

When a psychiatrist (Yves Montand) begins talking to a young woman (Barbra Streisand), he realizes that she can recall a past life while under hypnosis. Although this brash New Yorker is thoroughly modern and somewhat abrasive, he becomes fascinated by the 19th-century English woman who speaks through her. This oddball musical flicks back and forth between period flashbacks and modern times, which may be one reason it never builds up much power in either realm. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever failed at the box office in 1970, one of a number of glossy musicals that could not find an audience in the post-Easy Rider movie world. In fact, one of the film's out-of-place costars is Jack Nicholson, a symbol of the new movies that were making old-fashioned musicals a thing of the past. It didn't help that Paramount severely cut On a Clear Day before releasing it. For all that, the picture is enjoyable and--at the end--really quite touching. Director Vincente Minnelli (Meet Me in St. Louis), then near the close of a fabulous career, maintains his usual careful eye for colour and design, and keeps Streisand relatively restrained--for Streisand, that is.

When Daisy decides to give up smoking with the help of psychiatrist Chabot, the hypnotherapy proves that Daisy has lived before. Conducted by Nelson Riddle, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 05 October, 2020.