Amores Perros

Starring: Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo, Álvaro Guerrero, Vanessa Bauche

Lions Gate, 2000, DVD

Product Description

Three lives become inextricably linked in the wake of a terrible car crash: a young punk stumbles into the sinister underground world of dog fighting; an injured supermodel's pooch disappears into the apartment's floorboards; and an ex-radical turned hit man rescues a gun-shot Rotweiler. Discover why Amores Perros is the best reviewed film of the year.System Requirements: Running Time 153 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 658149786424 Manufacturer No: 71479

Amores Perros roughly translates to "Love's a bitch," and it's an apt summation of this remarkable film's exploration of passion, loss, and the fragility of our lives. In telling three stories connected by one traumatic incident, Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu uses an intricate screenplay by novelist Guillermo Arriaga to make three movies in close orbit, expressing the notion that we are defined by what we lose — from our loves to our family, our innocence, or even our lives. These interwoven tales — about a young man in love with his brother's pregnant wife, a perfume spokeswoman and her married lover, and a scruffy vagrant who sidelines as a paid killer — are united by a devastating car crash that provides the film's narrative nexus, and by the many dogs that the characters own or care for. There is graphic violence, prompting a disclaimer that controversial dog-fight scenes were harmless and carefully supervised, but what emerges from Amores Perros is a uniquely conceptual portrait of people whom we come to know through their relationship with dogs. The film is simultaneously bleak, cynical, insightful, and compassionate, with layers of meaning that are sure to reward multiple viewings. — Jeff Shannon

Product Details

Title: Amores Perros
Sales Rank: 2598 in DVD
Actor: Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo, Álvaro Guerrero, Vanessa Bauche
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Studio: Lions Gate, 2001-09-25, Theatrical Release: 2000
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Acpect Ratio 1.85:1
Languages: French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Region Code: 1
Running Time: 153 minutes
Item Dimensions: 0.2 pounds
Package Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches, 0.2 pounds

Customer Reviews

Preceded "Crash": This film preceded "Crash". If you enjoyed Crash, you will enjoy Amores Perros. And my money says you will probably like it more than Crash. You must take note of all the warnings of very realistic dog fighting and brutality, but trying to keep it in the context of the movie helps.
Also enjoy Gael Garcia Bernal before… More reviews

Disturbing, painful, depressing. . .: The dogs make out best in this movie; they just kill each other. The humans, meantime, maim, then destroy, each other.
Apart from the upset (revulsion?) I can not but feel; I don't quite know how to react to this film. Clearly there is artistic talent here; there are story lines here (well, more accurately,… More reviews

Griping...: Movie is set on mean, crowded and polluted streets of modern Mexico City. The film explores the lives of 3 sets of characters and weaves the plot among them.
"Octavio and Susana" - Octavio who lives with his Mother, his violent brother, his brother's sister and their infant in a small crowded 2nd story apartment building. Octavio falls… More reviews

Violent and sad: I liked the acting but this was very violent and tough. I can't recommend it to people.… More reviews

PETA would be up in arms...: I see only one review below that addresses the animal concerns here...
by Book Maven, and it got a ridiculously low 0 of 4 favorables at this point, until I voted favorably for that review. Although the film has great performances, this kind of animal depiction CANNOT be tolerated with this kind of neutrality. I didn't see any note in the end… More reviews