Amores Perros
 | Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu Starring: Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo, Álvaro Guerrero, Vanessa Bauche Lions Gate, 2000, DVD Customer Rating: 204 reviews Recommend |
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AMORES PERROS AKA LOVE'S A BITCH (DVD MOVIE)
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
Title: Amores Perros
Sales Rank: 3295 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, 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: 154 minutes
Item Dimensions: 5 pounds
Package Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches, 0.2 pounds
- A Dog Eat Dog World
- "Amores Perros" (Love Is a Bitch) has three stories which intersect at several points, most notably at the site of a deadly automobile crash. All three segments have dogs as a key element, and each is about hopeless love. In the first story two brothers share a dog and a wife. One brother uses their rottweiler in vicious dog fights (viewers beware), and… More reviews
- South american realism
- THis is not the tipical happy-ending american moovie, it's one that takes you in the real world, a world that hurts, cries, fights and tries to survive in a hostile environement. The caracters are strong and unpredictable - if you're ready for surprises you'll appreciate it! More reviews
- Love This Movie
- Really amazing how the writer created a metaphor with Love & Perros (Dogs), which really gave the movie a meaning. I really enjoyed the story and the dialogue was great. All time favorite for sure. And don't forget to download the soundtrack!!! More reviews
- Don't watch if you need a good night's sleep!
- This is an incredibly dark and disturbing film, but also excellent. What I loved about it is that it doesn't present human emotions in neat little packages, and yet it also is not one of those annoying films where characters do inexplicable things and you have no clue as to their inner lives. This film dishes out human emotions and behavior in big, steamy, platters… More reviews
- Amores Perros: The Not So Pretty Side of Love
When it comes to movies (or sometimes even real life for that matter) many of us prefer to think of love in comic terms that make us laugh at the feel-good goofiness of a new romance. Or we may enjoy thinking of it as something heroic that enters our lives and rescues us from social obscurity or emotional banality. In AMORES PERROS, which translates into the English title… More reviews
