On a Clear Day Movie Review 2005

Frank (Mullan) is a 55-year-old Glasgow shipbuilder who has been laid off after 35 years. At odds with himself and his family, Frank regularly meets his mates at the local swimming pool, where an offhand remark sets him on his new goal--to swim the English Channel. He begins training in secret, thus causing his anxious wife Joan (Blethyn) to suspect he's having an affair. Frank also grapples with some past sorrows that have caused a rift between himself and son Rob (Sives). Mullan portrays Frank as such a gruff bloke that the mawkishness is kept at bay.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Running time 99 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Swimming, Midlife Crisis, Dads, Repressed Men, Glasgow, Grandparents

Screenplay

Alex Rose

Cast

Peter Mullan, Brenda Blethyn, Sean McGinley, Jamie Sives, Billy Boyd, Ron Cook, Jodhi May, Benedict Wong, Shaun Dingwall, Anne-Marie Timoney, Tony Roper, Paul Ritter

Cinematography

David Johnson

Director

Gaby Dellal

Music

Stephen Warbeck

Other

Peter Brill, Robin Sales, Caroline Grebbell, Kate Hawley, Mark Leese

Producer

Sarah Curtis, Dorothy Berwin, Icon Entertainment Media, Take Film Partnerships, Isle of Man, Glasgow Film Fund, Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Focus Features, Icon Film Distribution