"On a Clear Day" is one of the less successful collaborations of Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane and, though I thought the film was entertaining enough, I can't say I was bowled over by it. The idea for the Broadway show must have come from the popular 50s "Search for Bridey Murphy" even though the original musical was of the 60s. Alan Jay Lerner probably had a fondness for ESP or the supernatural since he also collaborated on the shows "Brigadoon", "Finian's Rainbow", "Camelot" and even the film "The Little Prince", all of which had these elements.
Miss Streisand is one of the towering egos of show business and I found it impossible to accept her as the "mousy" Daisy Gamble. To me, her singing was always rather mannered to the point of being overbearing and to suggest, as the script does, that Daisy is commonplace and lacks personality is pretty mind-boggling. Perhaps she was more acceptable as Melinda even if her British accent was a little less than perfect.
I thought that Yves Montand as Dr. Marc Chabot (Dr. Mark Bruckner in the original Broadway musical) was adequate and, of course, he sang well. The rest of the supporting cast were also adequate without anyone really standing out and the title song, mostly sung by Yves, had to be reprised by Big Babs of course.
Entertaining but nothing special. The DVD is in the letterboxed format and there are no extras.
Miss Streisand is one of the towering egos of show business and I found it impossible to accept her as the "mousy" Daisy Gamble. To me, her singing was always rather mannered to the point of being overbearing and to suggest, as the script does, that Daisy is commonplace and lacks personality is pretty mind-boggling. Perhaps she was more acceptable as Melinda even if her British accent was a little less than perfect.
I thought that Yves Montand as Dr. Marc Chabot (Dr. Mark Bruckner in the original Broadway musical) was adequate and, of course, he sang well. The rest of the supporting cast were also adequate without anyone really standing out and the title song, mostly sung by Yves, had to be reprised by Big Babs of course.
Entertaining but nothing special. The DVD is in the letterboxed format and there are no extras.