A Dog of Flanders
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The fifth film version of the classic 19th century children's tale by Ouida (aka Marie-Louise de la Ramée), A Dog of Flanders tells the story of young Nello (Jesse James), a boy growing up with his grandfather Jehan (Jack Warden) after the death of his parents. Although Jehan has little in the way of material wealth, he loves his grandson and tries to encourage him in his pursuits; Nello also has the support of his best friend Aloise (Madyline Sweeten) and the love of his faithful dog, Patrasche. Following in the footsteps of his late mother, Nello has an interest in art and has taken up drawing. His work catches the eye of Michel La Grande (Jon Voight), a famous artist who lives in town and offers Nello encouragement. However, as he grows older, the friendship between Nello (now played by Jeremy James Kissner) and Aloise (now played by Farren Monet) is jeopardized because her family feels that a lower-class boy like Nello is not a fit companion for a respectable girl like their daughter. Hoping to earn money and advance his career as an artist, Nello enters a competition for painters on the advice and coaching of La Grande. However, the prize goes to a less skilled but more socially prominent art student. Discouraged, Nello and Patrasche leave home for a journey that will teach them and those around them an important lesson about friendship. A Dog of Flanders represents a change of pace for director Kevin Brodie, whose previous credits include the college comedy Delta Pi and the thriller Treacherous. ~ Mark Deming, RoviCast
- Jack Warden - Jehan Daas
- Jeremy James Kissner - Nello Daas
- Jesse James - Young Nello Daas
- Jon Voight - Michel La Grande
- Cheryl Ladd - Anna Cogez
Credit
Stephan Rubens - Art Director, Beatrix Aruna Pasztor - Costume Designer, Les Esmore - First Assistant Director, Kevin Brodie - Director, Annamaria Szanto - Editor, Mark Damon - Executive Producer, Lawrence Mortorff - Executive Producer, Martin J. Barab - Executive Producer, Rony Yacov - Line Producer, Richard Freidman - Composer (Music Score), Attila Kovacs - Production Designer, Hubert Pouille - Production Designer, Walther van den Ende - Cinematographer, Frank Yablans - Producer, Guy Cantraine - Set Designer, Jacob Goldstein - Sound/Sound Designer, Kevin Brodie - Screenwriter, Robert Singer - Screenwriter, Ouida - Book Author| A Dog of Flanders (1935 Film), A Dog of Flanders (1959 Film) | |
| A Dog's Best Friend (1960 Film), A Dog's Breakfast (2007 Film) |
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A Dog of Flanders (1999 film)
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| Directed by | Kevin Brodie |
| Produced by | Frank Yablans |
| Screenplay by | Kevin Brodie Robert Singer |
| Based on | A Dog of Flanders by Ouida |
| Starring | Jack Warden Jon Voight Cheryl Ladd |
| Music by | Richard Friedman |
| Cinematography | Walther van den Ende |
| Editing by | Annamaria Szanto |
| Studio | Woodbridge Films |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
| Release date(s) | 27 August 1999 (USA) |
| Running time | 113 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7,000,000 |
| Box office | $2,148,212 |
A Dog of Flanders is a 1999 film directed by Kevin Brodie. The screenplay was written by Brodie and Robert Singer, based on the novel of the same name by Ouida. The film was shot on location in Belgium.[1] It was the fifth film based on the original novel.[2]
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Cast
- Jack Warden as Jehan Daas
- Jon Voight as Michael La Grande
- Jeremy James Kissner as Nello
- Farren Monet Daniels as Aloise
- Jesse James as Young Nello
- Madylin Sweeten as Young Aloise
- Bruce McGill as William the Blacksmith
- Cheryl Ladd as Anna Cogez
- Steven Hartley as Nicholas Cogez
Critical reception
Stephen Holden of The New York Times did not care for the film:
| “ | Some sugarcoating is only to be expected in a family movie. But when that film is clogged with sticky-sweet pieties cooed to saucer-eyed tots, the product can be difficult to swallow... A Dog of Flanders is directed by Kevin Brodie in a style that might charitably be called "Christmas pageant cute". Even Mr. Voight, one of our most reliable character actors, is hopelessly wooden. Flailing around in this sea of sugary bromides, he adopts an accent even more indeterminate than the one he came up with for Anaconda.[3] | ” |
References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160216/locations
- ^ Deming, Mark. "A Dog of Flanders > Overview". AllMovie. http://allmovie.com/work/a-dog-of-flanders-180725. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (1999-08-27). "FILM REVIEW - FILM REVIEW - A Boy. A Dog. You Know The Rest. - Review". NYTimes.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/27/movies/film-review-a-boy-a-dog-you-know-the-rest.html. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
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A Dog of Flanders
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Frankie Thomas
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David Ladd
(Actor, Drama/Action)
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