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A troubled young woman who visits a psychotherapist to help her quit smoking undergoes hypnosis and finds herself reliving a tragic Victorian romance from a past life.A troubled young woman who visits a psychotherapist to help her quit smoking undergoes hypnosis and finds herself reliving a tragic Victorian romance from a past life.A troubled young woman who visits a psychotherapist to help her quit smoking undergoes hypnosis and finds herself reliving a tragic Victorian romance from a past life.
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- TriviaAccording to the 1974 biography "Barbra Streisand: The First Decade", this was originally envisioned as a three-hour "road show" extravaganza, and included many sequences of Daisy's other lives (photos of which were printed in some pre-release promotions), but director Vincente Minnelli and the studio felt it would be too long, especially since musicals had already begun to fail at the box office. In addition to all but the briefest of Jack Nicholson's scenes being cut, a musical number sung by him and Streisand, "Who Is There Among Us Who Knows?," was also cut, as well as "Wait Till We're Sixty-Five," a duet between Larry Blyden and Barbra Streisand. Producer Howard W. Koch conducted a search for the deleted footage in 1994, particularly Nicholson's song, which he wanted to showcase during the AFI tribute to the actor. Nothing turned up at Paramount. Koch asked Streisand and Minnelli's widow if they had remnants of the cut footage, but neither did. Koch determined that if the film still exists, it's probably in a mislabelled canister.
- GoofsThe telephone ring in Chabot's office is not a typical Bell company ring, even though the story is supposedly set in New York.
- Quotes
Dr. Marc Chabot: I used to be in love with answers, but since I've known you I'm just as astounded by questions. Answers make you wise, questions make you human.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Paramount Presents (1974)
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Kind of fun...and kind of dumb as well.
After starring in "Funny Girl" and winning the Oscar for Best Actress, Barbra Streisand was on top of the movie world. However, in hindsight you wonder how such a talented lady would choose "On a Clear Day". Didn't she deserve better? Didn't she know that the script was, to put it nicely, a bit dopey? Regardless, the film was a clear step back for the singer/actress.
The story is about a kooky lady and her apparent past life back in early 19th century England. The story begins with Daisy (Streisand) going to college and taking tons of different classes and lectures. In one of them, the professor is demonstrating hypnosis...when Daisy, in the audience, becomes hypnotized! But her hypnosis turns out to be really strange, as it's a past life regression and much of the story bounces between the present and Regency Britain. And, in the process of learning more about herself, Daisy starts to realize her life with her uptight boyfriend isn't so hot...and the Professor (Yves Montand) is
First, there is much to like. Streisand's kooky performance is a bit endearing and the music was really lovely...which you'd expect. As far as what I didn't like is that the film is clearly personality driven...to the point where you wish they'd focus LESS on how absolutely magnificent Streisand's alternate personality is. It was really obvious when it came to the costuming, where EVERYONE in Regency Britain is dressed for the period but Streisand clearly is not....and wears modern fashions which seem completely out of place and silly. Overall, a modestly enjoyable vanity project that is enjoyable to watch and utterly silly at the same time.
The story is about a kooky lady and her apparent past life back in early 19th century England. The story begins with Daisy (Streisand) going to college and taking tons of different classes and lectures. In one of them, the professor is demonstrating hypnosis...when Daisy, in the audience, becomes hypnotized! But her hypnosis turns out to be really strange, as it's a past life regression and much of the story bounces between the present and Regency Britain. And, in the process of learning more about herself, Daisy starts to realize her life with her uptight boyfriend isn't so hot...and the Professor (Yves Montand) is
First, there is much to like. Streisand's kooky performance is a bit endearing and the music was really lovely...which you'd expect. As far as what I didn't like is that the film is clearly personality driven...to the point where you wish they'd focus LESS on how absolutely magnificent Streisand's alternate personality is. It was really obvious when it came to the costuming, where EVERYONE in Regency Britain is dressed for the period but Streisand clearly is not....and wears modern fashions which seem completely out of place and silly. Overall, a modestly enjoyable vanity project that is enjoyable to watch and utterly silly at the same time.
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- planktonrules
- Mar 31, 2021
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Einst kommt der Tag
- Filming locations
- Brighton Pavilion, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK(regression sequences)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $14,000,000
- Gross worldwide
- $14,000,000
- Runtime2 hours 9 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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By what name was On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) officially released in India in English?
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