Amores Perros

Buy This Item Amores Perros by Lions Gate  Available from Amazon  $7.99  on 8-26-2008     <I>Amores Perros</I> 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 <I>Amores Perros</I> 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. <I>--Jeff Shannon</I> Reader Reviews This is one of the best foreign films I've ever seen. It's also the first Mexican made film I've ever seen. It's a very long film but very engaging. It was very intelligently made and the acting was first rate. Three interconnected stories were run at the same time. This film takes us into the lives of the rich, the poor and the common man. Regardless, of their socio-economic background they all experience pain, suffering and unforseen hardships which cannot be anticipated. Money and fame will not make your problems go away but in some ways can actually amplify your problems. Also, big prices usually have to be paid in the game of love. The film excellently underscores these points.

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