WRITTEN, DIRECTED & ANIMATED BY PAUL & SANDRA FIERLINGER

BASED ON THE NOVEL BY J.R. ACKERLEY

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“No one is more observant, more loving toward dogs and at the same time less sentimental about them…
An eloquent, carefully structured study in love and adaptation.”
– Edward Guthmann, Bark magazine

“I was absolutely swept away by this film. It is witty and wise and brilliantly animated – a work of art.”
– Mel Brooks

Paul and Sandra Fierlinger’s animated interpretation of J.R. Ackerley’s droll and tender 1956 memoir does justice to the highly personal nature of this man-and-beast love story. Ackerley remains British to the bone, and Tulip never fails both to delight and embarrass him in her choice of mates and in her canine indiscretions. Christopher Plummer gives voice to the unflappable, wry Ackerley and the late, great Lynn Redgrave is the sister who comes to share his flat and vie with him for the dog’s loyalty. Isabella Rossellini is Tulip’s sensitive and sensible veterinarian. The Fierlingers’ animated designs combine naturalism and visual wit, and their profound feelings for both dog and man are unmatched by conventional doggie cartooning. “No one is more observant, more loving toward dogs and at the same time less sentimental about them… An eloquent, carefully structured study in love and adaptation.” — Edward Guthmann, Bark magazine

Go to the MY DOG TULIP YouTube page for clips, the trailer, and a behind-the-scenes tour with animators Paul & Sandra Fierlinger.

USA •  2009 •  83 MINS. • NEW YORKER FILMS