Sunday in the Park with George

Sunday in the Park with George

Sondheim's Pulitzer prize-winning musical in its original Broadway run.

Directed by James Lapine, Terry Hughes

Produced by Brandman Productions, American Playhouse

1986145 min7.5 / 10

A lyrical, visually sumptuous meditation on artistic creation, love, and legacy that moves between two centuries to explore the tension between personal connection and creative ambition.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Sunday in the Park with George violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Sunday in the Park with George sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Sunday in the Park with George scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Sunday in the Park with George easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does Sunday in the Park with George end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

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69/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity90

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Surprise36

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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