on a clear day you can see forever be nothing more than a new age update of the pygmalion or my fair lady story represent a professor attempt to turn a common girl into an upper society woman . this time and however and instead of use language skill and the professor try to do so by hypnotism and past life regression . you know a musical have problem when reviewer constantly mention the set and the costume before they mention the plot and the music . the song be instantly forgettable . ( no get me to the church on time here and i be afraid . ) and the plot go nowhere . to paraphrase gertrude stein and there be no there here . the character wander through the story without ever get from point a to point b. professor chabot claim several time that he will get to the root of daisy trouble and but he never seem to do so . all meaningful conflict be avoid . for instance and there come a time when chabot university demand he either stop his research into reincarnation or resign his position . now there be conflict . will he give up his career for daisy . ala . nothing come of this development . a scene or two later the university change it mind and tell chabot to continue on with his work . so much for conflict . the talent be certainly assemble for this movie represent direct by vincente minnelli . write and in part and by alan jay lerner . a cast of yves montand and bob newhart and jack nicholson . and and oh yes and star barabara striesand who be nearly at the top of her game at this point in her career . but it all fall flat . lerner attempt to reincarnate his great success and the previously mention my fair lady and be as doom to failure a daisy attempt to revive the greatness of her own past . if you enjoy movie musical and there be far good choice than this .