Love Dogs
2000 · Movie · 150 min. · Mexico
Alejandro Gonzalez Iniarritu makes an electrifying directorial debut with AMORES PERROS, an energetic, assured motion picture that jumps off the screen with a seemingly boundless energy. Told in three separate chapters--OCTAVIO AND SUSANA, DANIEL AND VALERIA, and EL CHIVO AND MARU--the film deals with love in the lives of several individuals residing in modern day Mexico City. Octavio (Gael Garcia Bernal) has fallen in love with his brother's wife, Susana (Vanessa Bauche). He begins entering his dog in illegal dogfights in order to save up enough money to run away with her, but eventually learns a powerful lesson when she fails to keep her word. Meanwhile, Daniel (Alvaro Guerrero) has left his wife and daughters for the gorgeous model Valeria (Goya Toledo), but when she is hurt badly in a car accident, the strain on their relationship is stretched to its limits. Finally, El Chivo (Emilio Echevarria) is an ex-revolutionary who has become a paid assassin. Saddened that he has lost all contact with his daughter, he takes one final stand when an intended act of kindness turns brutally tragic. Shot with hand-held immediacy on grainy film stock, Iniarritu's invigorating.
Direction Alejandro González Iñárritu
Cast Emilio Echevarría · Gael García Bernal · Goya Toledo · Alvaro Guerrero · Vanessa Bauche · Jorge Salinas · Marco Pérez · Rodrigo Murray · Humberto Busto · Gerardo Campbell · Rosa María Bianchi · Dunia Saldívar · Adriana Barraza · José Sefami · Patricio Castillo · Lourdes Echevarría · Gustavo Sánchez Parra · Dagoberto Gama
Soundtrack Gustavo Santaolalla · Daniel Hidalgo
Screenplay Guillermo Arriaga
Cinematography Rodrigo Prieto
Original title Amores Perros
Also known as Love's a Bitch
7.7
74K votes (FilmAffinity)
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