I Feel The Weight of “The Weight”
The Weight is highly recommended, will transport you back to its Great Depression-era setting and will have you rooting for the protagonist harder than most films this year
Sunday in the Park with George (1986)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Music, Comedy, Drama
Written By:James Lapine, Stephen Sondheim
In Theaters:6/16/1986
Box Office:
Runtime:145 minutes
Studio:Brandman Productions, American Playhouse, The Shubert Organization
Cast
Terry Hughes, James Lapine
Director
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
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