Once the Literary Editor of BBC magazine, The Listener, J.R. Ackerley went on to publish My Dog Tulip in 1956. His charming memoirs reflect upon his relationship with his dog, Tulip, from start to finish and make for both thoughtful and entertaining viewing. Husband and wife team, Paul and Sandra Fierlinger bring Tulip to life in the first ever animated feature to be entirely hand-drawn and directly painted onto computer technology.
Beginning with confirmed bachelor Ackerley's accidental acquisition of Alsatian bitch, Tulip, and running through her early history, first home and unsociable conduct, the film covers key points in Tulip's life, including her first trip to the vet, repeated failed attempts at mating and her final pregnancy. Ackerley's desperate attempts to mate Tulip are key to the film's humour - there's talk of "arranged marriage", "genealogy", finding a dog of a similar "class" and even a romantic scene as Ackerley watches...
Beginning with confirmed bachelor Ackerley's accidental acquisition of Alsatian bitch, Tulip, and running through her early history, first home and unsociable conduct, the film covers key points in Tulip's life, including her first trip to the vet, repeated failed attempts at mating and her final pregnancy. Ackerley's desperate attempts to mate Tulip are key to the film's humour - there's talk of "arranged marriage", "genealogy", finding a dog of a similar "class" and even a romantic scene as Ackerley watches...
- 7/19/2011
- Shadowlocked
Reviewer: James van Maanen
Rating (out of five): * * * *
The Queen and her Corgis, Churchill and his bulldog, J.R. Ackerley and Tulip. If that last one doesn't ring the bell, no matter: a gong may sound in perpetuity once you've seen the new animated film My Dog Tulip, the newest from husband-wife filmmaking team Paul and Sandra Fierlinger. J.R Ackerly, a British literary editor and writer, had his book of the same title (a reminiscence about the relationship between him and his dog) published in 1956 in England and later here in America. Reissued by New York Review Books in its Classic Series, Tulip is currently that series' best-seller.
While all this may sound a bit like the Brit version of Marley and Me, be assured that it is not. For one thing, Tulip is not a film for children. One of the first things to greet us on-screen are...
Rating (out of five): * * * *
The Queen and her Corgis, Churchill and his bulldog, J.R. Ackerley and Tulip. If that last one doesn't ring the bell, no matter: a gong may sound in perpetuity once you've seen the new animated film My Dog Tulip, the newest from husband-wife filmmaking team Paul and Sandra Fierlinger. J.R Ackerly, a British literary editor and writer, had his book of the same title (a reminiscence about the relationship between him and his dog) published in 1956 in England and later here in America. Reissued by New York Review Books in its Classic Series, Tulip is currently that series' best-seller.
While all this may sound a bit like the Brit version of Marley and Me, be assured that it is not. For one thing, Tulip is not a film for children. One of the first things to greet us on-screen are...
- 7/12/2011
- by weezy
- GreenCine
( The following review was first posted as part of our Sliff coverage on November 12, 2010)
Long, long ago in 1994 the release of an animated film using computer technology was a unique event. Since the success of that first Toy Story film, the hand drawn animated feature has become almost forgotten. It’s a pleasure to revisit those 2D day with the new animated film from Sandra and Paul Fierlinger My Dog Tulip based on the novel from J.R. Ackerley. but, as I discovered during the end credits, things are not always as they seem.
I should warn parents out there that although this is a film involving a cartoon dog, Tulip is quite unlike Lady, Tramp, or any of those Dalmatians. She behaves like a real dog. When she’s not eating, sleeping, or barking Tulip is relieving herself and later goes through the canine mating ritual. Although this her master...
Long, long ago in 1994 the release of an animated film using computer technology was a unique event. Since the success of that first Toy Story film, the hand drawn animated feature has become almost forgotten. It’s a pleasure to revisit those 2D day with the new animated film from Sandra and Paul Fierlinger My Dog Tulip based on the novel from J.R. Ackerley. but, as I discovered during the end credits, things are not always as they seem.
I should warn parents out there that although this is a film involving a cartoon dog, Tulip is quite unlike Lady, Tramp, or any of those Dalmatians. She behaves like a real dog. When she’s not eating, sleeping, or barking Tulip is relieving herself and later goes through the canine mating ritual. Although this her master...
- 2/4/2011
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Long, long ago in 1994 the release of an animated film using computer technology was a unique event. Since the success of that first Toy Story film, the hand drawn animated feature has become almost forgotten. It’s a pleasure to revisit those 2D day with the new animated film from Sandra and Paul Fierlinger My Dog Tulip based on the novel from J.R. Ackerley. but, as I discovered during the end credits, things are not always as they seem.
I should warn parents out there that although this is a film involving a cartoon dog, Tulip is quite unlike Lady, Tramp, or any of those Dalmatians. She behaves like a real dog. When she’s not eating, sleeping, or barking Tulip is relieving herself and later goes through the canine mating ritual. Although this her master (voiced wonderfully by Christopher Plummer) is completely smitten with his Alation bitch. He trudges...
I should warn parents out there that although this is a film involving a cartoon dog, Tulip is quite unlike Lady, Tramp, or any of those Dalmatians. She behaves like a real dog. When she’s not eating, sleeping, or barking Tulip is relieving herself and later goes through the canine mating ritual. Although this her master (voiced wonderfully by Christopher Plummer) is completely smitten with his Alation bitch. He trudges...
- 11/13/2010
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Director: Paul Fierlinger, Sandra Fierlinger Writers: Paul Fierlinger, Sandra Fierlinger (screenplay), J. R. Ackerley (novel) Starring: (voice) Christopher Plummer, Lynn Redgrave, Isabella Rossellini, Brian Murray, Paul Hecht, Euan Morton J.R. Ackerley (Christopher Plummer) is not a dog lover at the moment when -- nearing 50 -- he adopts Tulip, an 18-month-old Alsatian. Ackerley lives in a small Putney flat overlooking the Thames (where he lived the final 25 years of his life) and Tulip plows into his life and home with reckless abandon, a wild and uncontrollable ball of energy. Tulip grows quite fond of Ackerley and slowly but surely begins to settle down. Ackerley -- a gay man beyond his days of cruising for dates -- finds Tulip to be his ideal companion; in fact, during their 14 years together, Tulip turns out to be the one true love of Ackerley’s life. My Dog Tulip reveals an author who is not...
- 10/22/2010
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
J.R. Ackerley's slim, beautifully observed memoir My Dog Tulip is often called one of the finest works about a dog ever written, though Truman Capote came closer when he called it "One of the greatest books ever written by anybody in the world." Those who love the book might have reason to be wary of an animated adaptation of it. But Paul and Sandra Fierlinger's My Dog Tulip -- which opens in Los Angeles this Friday, with other cities to follow -- is a double rarity: 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.
- 10/20/2010
- Movieline
“My Dog Tulip” is an animated movie based upon the book of the same title written by J.R. Ackerley. Its story is about the author’s relationship with his German shepherd. Director Paul Fierlinger reveals why he decided to adapt this specific story as a movie, with one of the reasons being his particular love for dogs, which he explains in the interview.
Actress Lynn Redgrave tells of the particular relationship she, too, has with dogs. As the voice of one of the characters in the movie, she discusses the difference that exists between live-action performance and voice work.
Fierlinger also gives his opinion on whether his movie might be addressed to children or not and further details about how one could categorizes “My Dog Tulip” as a love story. Finally, he explains what an animated movie shall require during the production process and reveals what type of technology was...
Actress Lynn Redgrave tells of the particular relationship she, too, has with dogs. As the voice of one of the characters in the movie, she discusses the difference that exists between live-action performance and voice work.
Fierlinger also gives his opinion on whether his movie might be addressed to children or not and further details about how one could categorizes “My Dog Tulip” as a love story. Finally, he explains what an animated movie shall require during the production process and reveals what type of technology was...
- 8/31/2010
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Very happy about this news. Paul and Sandra Fierlinger's Diy animated feature, My Dog Tulip, the story about a gay man and his Alsatian bitch, based on a memoir of J.R. Ackerley and featuring the stacked voice cast of Christopher Plummer, Lynn Redgrave and Isabella Rossellini just became the first title on the resurrected New Yorker Films label. I am not even a dog lover and this film made my heart melt over its 80 minutes. No small feat for a film which is pretty much a record of the sex life of a dog. A rare animated film for adults that can also appeal (perhaps on some level) to children even if most of it goes way past their heads.
My Dog Tulip will be released September 1, 2010 at New York's Film Forum with a limited release to follow.
Via Indiewire (and hat tip to Jeffrey Wright for being on...
My Dog Tulip will be released September 1, 2010 at New York's Film Forum with a limited release to follow.
Via Indiewire (and hat tip to Jeffrey Wright for being on...
- 7/15/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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