Okay, so there is a man near retirement and he decides to swim across the English Channel without telling his family about it. I think it is an English movie. Might you know the title?
2006-09-08 05:03:47 · 4 answers · asked by Faith C 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
On A Clear Day
2006-09-08 05:11:13 · answer #1 · answered by urbanot 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"The Englishman Who Went Up a Mountain But Swam Across the English Channel"?
2006-09-08 12:10:13 · answer #2 · answered by young108west 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I thing it is this:
ON A CLEAR DAY
Directed by Gaby Dellal, Written by Alex Rose, Produced by
Sarah Curtis and Dorothy Berwin
Starring
Peter Mullan
Brenda Blethyn
Short Synopsis:
Frank (Peter Mullan) is a hard-working 55-year-old, respected in his local community, who suddenly finds himself without a job. For the first time in his life, Frank is without direction. When his friend Danny (Billy Boyd) jokes that on a clear day he could swim to France, an idea is planted in Frank's mind. Concealing his plans from his loving wife Joan (Brenda Blethyn) Frank determines to put his life back together by attempting the ultimate test of endurance - to swim the English Channel. In so doing he cements a broken relationship with his grown-up son.
Other antecedents:
Icon Entertainment International's ON A CLEAR DAY was filmed over eight weeks during the summer of 2004 on locations in and around Glasgow, Dover and the Isle of Man. Directed by Gaby Dellal, the film stars Peter Mullan (Young Adam, The Magdalene Sisters) and Brenda Blethyn (Little Voice, Secrets and Lies). Cast members include Jamie Sives (Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself), Billy Boyd (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Sean McGinley (Gangs of New York), Ron Cook (Thunderbirds), Jodhi May (House of Mirth) and Benedict Wong (Dirty Pretty Things).
Selected as the opening night film for the 2005 Sundance Film Festival ON A CLEAR DAY is the feature directorial debut of Gaby Dellal whose previous work includes "Rosebud", a segment of the highly-acclaimed Tube Tales which she wrote and directed, and two BAFTA short-listed short films Toy Boys and Football, the latter of which was one of the few UK shorts at Sundance 2002.
First-time feature writer Alex Rose wrote the screenplay for ON A CLEAR DAY, an inspiring story of a man's fight to regain his dignity.
ON A CLEAR DAY is produced by Sarah Curtis (Charlotte Gray, Mrs Brown, Mansfield Park) and Dorothy Berwin (The Safety of Objects, Walking and Talking, Bedrooms and Hallways) and financed by the Take Film Partnerships, Isle of Man Film Limited, Glasgow Film Finance Ltd, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Scottish Screen and Icon.
Icon Film Distribution Ltd will release the film in the UK and Australia with Icon Entertainment International handling international sales.
2006-09-08 12:14:04 · answer #3 · answered by roshpi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe it's on a clear day
2006-09-08 12:21:50 · answer #4 · answered by rostajparker 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋