Sunday in the Park with George

Sunday in the Park with George (1986) is a music, comedy film directed by Terry Hughes, James Lapine rated 7.5/10.

The days leading up to the completion of his most famous painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat is struggling to make meaningful art and maintaining a relationship with his lover, Dot. Amid the scorn of the artistic community, Seurat's artistic ability thrives while his love diminishes. A century later, Seurat's descendant – named George and also an artist – finds himself burnt out and in search of what artistic path to follow, but he finds the answer to his future in the past.

Cast

Mandy Patinkin

Georges Seurat / George

Bernadette Peters

Dot / Marie

Charles Kimbrough

Jules / Greenberg

Barbara Bryne

Old Lady / Blair

Dana Ivey

Yvonne / Naomi

Mary D'Arcy

Celeste #2 / Elaine

Sue Anne Gershenson

Woman / Photographer

Cris Groenendaal

Louis / Billy

John Jellison

Man / Party Guest

Frank Kopyc

Mr. / Publicist

Judith Moore

Nurse / Mrs. / Harriet

Nancy Opel

Frieda / Betty