Movie

A Dog of Flanders

1999 · 96 min

A heartfelt, old-fashioned tale of poverty and kindness that builds to a tearful, comforting resolution.

Overview: Poor but happy, young Nello and his grandfather live alone, delivering milk as a livelihood, in the outskirts of Antwerp, a city in Flanders (the Flemish or Dutch-speaking part of modern-day Belgium). They discover a beaten dog (a Bouvier, a large sturdy dog native to Flanders) and adopt it and nurse it back to health, naming it Patrasche, the middle name of Nello's mother Mary, who died when Nello was very young. Nello's mother was a talented artist, and like his mother, he delights in drawing, and his friend Aloise is his model and greatest fan and supporter.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, parenthood, grief, identity
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
grief
identity
class
Places: small town
countryside
big city
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none