A Dog of Flanders

A Dog Of Flanders

We sold oil milk today bastineers.

Four front fifty correct. Fifty something's here

Ah, thank you sir. We pick up the full cans in the morning. - Ja, ja, ja.

Nello.

Nello.

Nello.

Nello.

Are you deaf? I call and call. - Look how fast he paints, grandfather.

And how pritty is too. - Yeah, yeah, but I call you!

I did not hear you. - Ah, then it is my fault.

I should have called louder, much louder.

Let me see. Have you something in your eye?

Ah. It could be paint.

Come. We must get the empty milk cans back to our customers, huh?

Did you see how he mixed the colors together? - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

If you expect your dog to pull that load

all the way to the ferret louvre peddler

you better let him drink too.

Did I ask you for advice?

Come on, come on.

Will be taken on your feet?

I like them best of all our customers.

Ah, they're good people, kind people. - Not like old Dass mirrors.

He seems to hate everybody. - Ah, well, don't think about it.

This is our best time of day. When our card is empty.

Did you see the frame of bravo on top put around the drawing I gave you?

A very fine frame. She must love that cat very much.

You know, maybe if I made a drawing for Dass mirrors

he would be more friendly too.

Now, now, Nello. No more talk about drawing

Soon you will have more important things to dream about.

I will... what? - Well, I have some important friends in Antwerp.

It has already been arranged,

that you are going to be an apprentice to him.

An apprentice? - Yes. - To learn what?

Well, you are knowing good time. Now don't worry, just trust me. Trust me.

What is that?

Grandfather, look! It's a dog.

He's not dead, grandfather. - And a poor hot dog passed away to die.

Some people prove their belief in hell by showing its torches to dumb animals.

Come my boy, as little we can do the dog is dying.

Bbut we should try.

He needs help so badly.

yes but if we restore him to health, what then?

I'll find food for him, I promise.

Nello we're too poor as it is we can't provide food for ourselves.

But we can't just leave him here to die.

Please grandfather. - Vado, one moment now, gently.

Nello! - Oh, hallo, Alois.

Hello, mr. Daas. (?) - Hello my child.

Oh. - He's not dead. grandfather and I found him in a ditch. - Hmm.

We're gonna make him well. - And we're going to try anyway.

He looks so sick. Has he fainted? - No, just hungry and beaten.

come boy we better get him home

As soon as he gets well you can play with him anytime you want. - Come.

Nello, get some water.

Now your baby's muzzled it's the first thing to do.

Kindness of my brow gentile.

He's feeling cooler already.

Grandfather, may I name him Patrasche?

Name him what? - Patrasche.

Is that a name for a dog? - Oh, yeah.

It is what Peter Paul Reuben's named his dog.

Here, I'll show you.

He painted his dog Patrasche into many of his greatest masterpieces.

Including the "Deposition", which is in the cathedral.

When did you see the pictures in the cathedral?

I haven't yet. Except for the assumption.

It's in the choir and free for anyone to look at.

To see the others cost a frank.

Don't you like the name Patrasche?

Oh, it's a fine name.

Btut, but... - Patrasche. - Patrasche.

I'll have to practice, seeing it.

I only wanted to pet him. - Ah but he doesn't know that yet.

Your dog doesn't yet know the difference between kindness and cruelty.

But... - No, no but. Leave him alone. Don't touch him.

Hello.

He tried to drink some water. - That's wonderful.

I brought him a present.

Come in, and we can give it to him.

Didn't learn to know that you're his friend too.

See what eloy's brought for Patrasche.

That's going to be his name.

Patrasche? It's a beautiful name.

That we save it for him. Yeah. You see,

he can barely let water let alone munch on a fine bone like this.

Well you can see that can't you?

Grandfather is right. He's still very weak.

How beautiful he is. Even when he's sick.

You see? The dog is still afraid of us.

As far as he knows we're just as cruel as his former master.

I wouldn't hurt him. - Neither would I.

Now children, you both want the dog to get well quickly, don't you?

Yes, grandfather. - Well, then let him rest.

Why don't you walk Alois back to her house.

By the time you come back, dinner will be ready.

How he will you know the bone was from me?

Oh, well I'll tell him. I'll tell him Alois left it for you.

I'll tell him.

Good night,... ? - Dood night, my dear.

Dog. There is something you must learn right away.

If you're going to live here with my grandson and myself...

you must learn this is a house of love.

Small house we're very poor.

But here we all share alike, the good and the bad.

I promise you this lovely bone will not be denied you.

Present from the little Alois.

But after it has added more flavor to our common stew.

You agree?

You agree.

He will get swell, won't he? - Of course, I'm sure of it.

Well it always grows us. - Of course not.

He just has to get to know and trust us.

Oh, guess what? I saw a real artist today on the way home from Antwerp.

You never saw anyone paint so quickly.

The map of paw heist paint the windmill was very fast too.

The man I'm talking about is an artist.

Aan artist, not a house painter.

He was painting a picture. A sea of all the people on the road.

All the farmers going to the kermis... ?

It was wonderful.

Then he picked some colors up off the board and...

You really think you've become an artist?

Hmm. I know I will.

Well I'd better be getting home to the arbitrage. Bye.

Hans. Come home, soup is ready.

How if you could visit today? - I helped my mom.

He's still too weak to eat it, But I know he just loved it.

What? - Oh, Nello and his grandfather found a sick dog today.

Alois took a bone over to the animal.

Nello has named him Patrasche. Isn't that a lovely name.

You waste time running after that heart

Don't leave your mother to fix the supper all by herself.

Mama said I could go. - No excuses she's too easy with you.

Now, go wash yourself.

Why did you speak so sharply to her.

She did nothing wrong. - You do something wrong.

Haven't you any regard to her position here?

How do you think it looks for the daughter of Dass

goge has to waste time with that boy. - Oh, Hans.

Nello and Alois you've been playing. - Time's come to discourage that.

Nello's a nice a very nice boy.

It's no sin that he and his grandfather are poor.

Nor is it a sin for a father to want the best for his daughter.

Are you forbidding her to see Nello? - No,

but I am saying that you are to

encourage her to see less of him, and more of the other boys in the village.

Those who have standing here.

And prosperous futures.

No, no your dog will get his bone in due time.

The cooking's made it much better

soften the marrow fo him so he can munch on it.

Hello we thank you Lord

for all this food and for all other blessings.

amen

Ah, the bone has put much more flavoring.

Very good. Eat boy.

Grandfather, I'm not very hungry tonight.

May I give the rest of my stud Patrasche?

But, you need it yourself, boy.

I'm just not very hungry.

Here Patrasche, it's for you. It's very good.

Please! How do you expect to get well, if you don't eat?

How do I get him to eat? -I told you before boy.

Leave him alone. He'll eat when he's hungry.

Now come on back to the table

I've lost my appetite.

I'll eat half if you eat half.

Grandfather. Patrasche ate all his food.

He's in bite of it.

I gave him some water during the night and he only growled a little bit.

Yeah, yeah, Hurry boy, hurry.

That's a good sign, isn't it?

on our way home from Antwerp today we must keep our eye open for some firewood.

I saw a whole heap of dead twigs by Dass Mulders land.

They're fine cuttings they'll be fine for making charcoal to draw with.

Every day begins and ends the same way here.

I talk of firewood to cook with,

you talks of charcoal to draw it.

I'll only use a little grandfather.

From Dass Mulders land? Don't touch it.

He'll say it belongs to him and add the price to our rent.

Come boy, eat your breakfast.

What about his breakfast?

If he didn't eat his supper till the middle of the night,

he doesn't need any breakfast

Now, remember what I told you, boy.

We'll share with the dog,

but he's not to deprive us of what we actually need.

He can have his bone.

That will be his dinner and his supper for today.

That'll be fine. May I give it to him now?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

He didn't growl at all that time.

I think he's really a nice dog. - Time will tell. Time

... foreign mr. Van Bartal. ... Frau Van Bartal. (?)

I have a little something for you this morning.

Nearly half a loaf. Baked only yesterday.