The Rose And Joe

Its a Sanrio picture that feels partly like an anime art film and partly like a Warner Bros cartoon The film features some very creative imagery a groovy 70s jazz score and very little spoken dialogue Its a story about a dog named Joe that falls in love with a rose and protects it from a mean spirited crow Theres some energetic Fritz Freeling style action Theres also some unexpectedly grim tragedy not including the anticipated outcome which does occur as expected