Synopsis
The story of a man who rescues a German Shepherd and how the two become fast friends. Based on the 1956 memoir of the same name by BBC editor, novelist and memoirist J. R. Ackerley.
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Cast
- Christopher PlummerJ.R. Ackerley (voice)
- Lynn RedgraveNancy / Greengrocer's Wife (voice)
- Isabella RosselliniMs. Canvenini (voice)
- Peter GeretyMr. Plum / Pugilist (voice)
- Brian MurrayCaptain Pugh / Mr. Blandish (voice)
- Paul HechtArmy Veterinarian (voice)
- Euan MortonBicyclist / Rude Veterinarian (voice)
Recommendations
- 100
Chicago Sun-Times
It is told from and by an adult sensibility that understands loneliness, gratitude and the intense curiosity we feel for other lives, man and beast. - 100
Chicago Tribune
Extremely moving, exceedingly droll, flawlessly voice-acted. - 95
Movieline
An adaptation that wholly and faithfully captures the spirit and mood of the book it's based on, and an example of computer animation - the 2-D sort - that shows the human touch in every frame. - 90
Village Voice
His gift-and the film's-is to transform the seemingly banal relationship between pet and owner into something singular, inimitable, sacred. - 88
Philadelphia Inquirer
OK, first off, anyone who shares his or her life with a dog, or has done so in the past, go see My Dog Tulip. - 80
Los Angeles Times
My Dog Tulip is as disconcerting and unusual a piece of animation as the 1956 memoir that inspired it, and that is saying a lot. - 80
Wall Street Journal
Words of wisdom keep popping up in My Dog Tulip with gratifying regularity. They're more likely to gratify dog lovers than anyone else, but that's a large group to which I belong. - 75
Boston Globe
Many of the backgrounds look like watercolors that are either drying or dying.
