A Dog of Flanders 1999 PG, 100 min. Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Kevin Brodie Cast: Jack Warden, Jeremy James Kissner, Jesse James, Jon Voight, Cheryl Ladd, Steven Hartley, Bruce McGill, Andrew Bicknell, Farren Monet, Antje de Boeck, Deborah Pollitt, James Garde, Madylin Sweeten, Dirk Lavryssen, Michel Vanderlinden
Set in the 18th century, this is Marie Louise de la Ramee's children's story about an orphan, Nello (Jesse James), living with his beloved dog and grandfather, Jehan Daas (Jack Warden). Nello dreams of becoming an artist, and he gets encouragement from his best friend Aloise (Madylin Sweeten) and from a famous artist Michel La Grande (Jon Voight). Years later, Nello (now played by Jeremy James Kissner) enters an art competition, which he loses. Nello is upset and leaves home on a difficult journey that will help him understand the values of life.
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Great Expectations 1998 R, 111 min. Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Alfonso Cuaron Cast: Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hank Azaria, Chris Cooper, Anne Bancroft, Robert De Niro, Josh Mostel, Kim Dickens, Nell Campbell, Gabriel Mann, Jeremy James Kissner, Raquel Beaudene, Stephen Spinella, Marla Sucharetza, Isabelle Anderson
Charles Dickens' classic is modernized in this story of Finnegan Bell's (Ethan Hawke and Jeremy James Kissner as young Finnegan) love for Estella (Gwyneth Paltrow and Raquel Beaudene as young Estella). He has loved Estella since childhood despite the differences in their upbringings and expectations. Now, Pip learns that a mysterious benefactor Lustig (Robert De Niro) has provided him with wealth, and Pip takes on the role of "gentleman" in the Victorian world of the social elite.
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