This is such a fun movie....one of my all time favorites. Yves Montand was superb and the Manhattan skyline pre Twin Towers when the Pan am building was among the world's tallest....wonderful.
Actually, other than a split-second glimpse at 0:51, none of the camera angles are pointed south, so the Lower Manhattan skyline (location of the WTC) isn't seen at all here. WTC was well under construction by the time "Clear Day" was released. Looks like the furthest south is just below the Empire State Building. A side note, the symmetrical-tower building ("cone-topped") at the opening 0:03-0:09 is the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. That said, I agree that the vintage views and late 60s NYC vibe are part of the film's charm.
A great sequence from an underrated movie musical. Even Yves Montand's accent ("You ou' dere, somew'ere, Dezzy Gemble, an' you can hear me, so leesen!") isn't a problem. Columbia Records was even canny enough to keep Barbra's "Shut Up!" in the number on the soundtrack album.
Thanks for pinpointing the locale. Because that shot is at night, I wasn't certain of the location. Those "spout" style of fountains are pretty generic, and can be found elsewhere in Manhattan.
Thank you so much for this and the other videos from On A Clear Day.. Glad to find someone who appreciates every bit of it as much as I do. You are also very nuanced about it too, showing an understanding of the story so you begin and end your segments perfectly.
Love that classy Nelson Riddle accompaniment. I wonder if this is the song where in one sequence she wears a futuristic outfit in black, yellow and white, but it was cut from the film.
FABULOSA !!! Película de Vicent Minnelli c/Yves Montang, y la MARAVILLOSA !!! actriz,cantante,directora,quionista, compositora,productora BABRA STREISAND MGRACIAS x compartir.
Unfortunately, the (original film) editor did a poor job splicing together the footage of Montand on top of the Pan Am Building . . .1:01-1:10 very choppy as the helicopter/camera pulls away. Kinda ruins an otherwise stunning scene.
Las imágenes aéreas de los rascacielos de Midtown Manhattan en la primavera de 1969, en pleno climax del boom inmobiliario que estaba experimentado la ciudad desde el final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
Outstanding _drone like_ aerial imagery, of midtown Manhattan skyscrapers, in the spring of 1969. Virtually a continuous Real Estate Boom, in that city, not just since the end of the Second World War but since the establishment of New York, three-hundred years ago. (My italics)
Most recent architectural trend in Manhattan's ever-evolving skyline are the "skinny skyscraper" condo towers springing up around the area south of Central Park.
I understand the movie was originally shot as a roadshow production - longer, and with an intermission. I wonder if any of the missing footage exists. There was a duet with Larry Blyden: "Wait Til We're Sixty-five," and even Jack Nicholson had a song: "Who Is There Among Us Who Knows?"
I love the clip ...where you can see the Pan Am building and NYC during the late 60...by the end he got yelled by the greatest star...Barbra (How many dresses she had to put on?)
I have watched this since 1972 and I have NEVER heard such great sound and dynamics - thank you for mixing or enhancing the sound. Whatever you did, you are a genius! I heard every instrument and it made a HUGE difference in sound. Thank you William.
GREAT SONGWRITING. ...This MOVIE could very well be one of the greatest musical scores ever written, strictly from the standpoint of lyrics. ... Of course, it doesn't hurt to have two all time great singers perform the songs in this movie; but the songwriting is superb.
Jason Gould ...her son(who someone wrote on here that he's the boy by the lake) ...would have been 3 when this movie came out. I don't think he would have been able to do the part at 3 yrs of age. I have 2 grandkids who are 3 and 4 ...and I don't believe neither of them could do that. Anyway...I love this scene. I need to find the movie on dvd. My tapes might not be in very good condition. Yea...I still have VHS tapes ..and a working player. I wish I had the monies to put up a theater..and show the classic movies.
Muffett I've still got my VCH tapes as well. They take a lot of room but I wouldn't change them for the world! It was days when one Could Actually Record movies/specials. :)
LOL Don't worry about that. I thought it was a little funny. I had a little poodle when I was a kid. But the haircuts were not of importance to me. I wanted mine to look like a dog. Not a silly dog. LOL Now I want to watch this movie again. But I need to find it on dvd. FUN...not so easy. HA
A great many people didn't (and probably still don't) like this movie. Let me clearly state: I LIKE THIS MOVIE - just not everything about this movie. I first saw it when I was a teenager and then I also saw it as an adult. Both times it was shown in a theatre that showed mostly NOT first runs. Clearly this wasn't meant to be a B-movie but it seemed to get no fanfare in the entertainment press of the time (or any other time.) So, what did I really LIKE about the movie? First and foremost I liked Barbra's singing and her performances in those stunningly beautiful period costumes by Cecil Beaton. I also liked the storyline of the past life experiences and the spirited acting of the people who played the roles. Especially for the phenomenally good looking but not great acting John Richardson. Borrowing a line I just heard in a movie on TCM: He didn't even NEED to speak. BUT, it is hard for me to believe that the genius Vincent Minelli directed much of it and that the genius Barbra Streisand had much input in it. For one thing it's almost never shown on classic or cable movie channels. It's hard to be a popular and liked movie if it isn't available to be viewed. Secondly, the "present" story is just not as interesting as the "past" story. The present characters just don't have much personality or anything "going on" in life and that includes Jack Nicholson! What a waste of his innate talent and quirkiness! When half of a movie has people who have nothing to do except wish they were some place else and were somebody else, it's hard to stay awake for the interspersed "past" portions where just about everyone is actually lively. And, there's Yves Montand. Why and how was he cast? He had no credentials that would make him a shoe-in for the lead male character in a musical comedy in the not so musical comedy loving 60's. (Well, except for the magnificent Funny Girl starring what's her name.) Yves would be considered (and probably PERFECT) for the lead male (good or bad guy) in a drama of that timeframe in the 60's United States that required an excellent actor who was "foreign". But why have have superb song talents pen superb songs and turn them over to a not first class singer?WHY!!?? .
Daisy hears him because she has intuitive, psychic, and telepathic powers -- she refuses to pick up the phone when he calls because she already knows that it's him on the other end. He was able to hypnotize her telepathically while she was still visiting him at his office -- and at the end of the film, you find out that they're going to be married to each other in their next lives so the possibility exists that a spiritual connection of sorts is already forming between them.
