“Chosen to become a guide dog because of his even temperament and intelligence, a yellow Labrador named Quill is taken from his mother as a puppy and sent to a training center. There, the lovable mutt eventually gets partnered with a grumpy blind man (Kaoru Kobayashi) who resents the idea of being led around by an animal. Inevitably, he’s won over by his canine companion’s warmth and loyalty…With its animal protagonist passed from one person to the next on his journey from birth to death, Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog suggests a super adorbs version of Robert Bresson’s crypto-Christian pet parable Au Hasard Balthazar” (Time Out). In Japanese with English subtitles.

Yoichi Sai---Japan---2004---100 mins.

• Music Box Films
• Release date: 07/10/2012