A Dog of Flanders (1999)
A Dog of Flanders is a book-based movie adapted from "A Dog of Flanders" by Ouida. This Drama/Family film is a loose adaptation, and its release date is August 27, 1999.
The Source Material
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Overview
A Dog of Flanders is an 1872 novel by English author Marie Louise de la Ramée published with her pseudonym "Ouida". It is about a Flemish boy named Nello and the titular dog, Patrasche.
About The Movie
Description
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.
Details
- Title
- A Dog of Flanders
- Original Title
- A Dog of Flanders
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- US Theatrical
- August 27, 1999 · Rated PG