Amores Perros (
Love's a
Bitch)
A
Mexican film directed by
Alejandro González Iñárritu released in the United Kingdom in May
2001,
and in most other countries during the 6 months prior to this. The
film was
nominated for some
oscars, and won
best film at '
Cannes International
Film Festival Critic's Week'.
The
film follows three different stories one after another, all linked vaguely. All three explore
love in different ways, and all three feature
dogs in different ways. The first story is based around
a guy who
loves his brothers
girlfriend, and makes
money from
fighting their
dog. The second is of
a
model who ends up with her
leg amputated and is obsessively fond of her little
dog, which gets
stuck under the
floor boards. Lastly is an old bloke, who during his life has been a married
man-turned
guerrilla-turned living rough
hit man with lots of
dog 'friends'.
The only event that links the stories is a
car crash, which the
film begins with. The three parts
are relatively very chronologically separated, even with
title screens for each. However there
are a few
scenes throughout that are 'in the
wrong place'. Very Clever!.
Oscar nominated Amores Perros should have won best foreign film, a scorching study of human
emotions, you're unlikely to see anything as intensely powerful this year---
Hot Dog
Brilliantly directed, written, photographed and acted, this is first-rate film making.
Trust us, you need to see this.---
Empire (*****)
I think Amores Perros is a
great film, probably containing something for
(nearly)
everyone, great unless you
really don't like
dog violence. And a
clever
pun-
title too!