Amores Perros

Theatrical Release Date: 2001 03 30 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 658149786424

Studio: Lions Gate

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Not For Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations]

Summary: Three stories of life along the margins in Mexico City converge in this inventive thriller. Octavio is sharing an apartment with his brother, which leads to a serious problem when he falls in love with Susanna, his sister-in-law. Octavio and Susanna want to run away together, but Octavio has no money. He does, however, know a man who stages dog fights, and he volunteers his dog Cofi for the next round of fights. Cofi bravely rises to the occasion, but the dog's success in the ring leads to a violent altercation. Elsewhere, Daniel, a successful publishing magnate, leaves his family to take up with a beautiful model, Valeria. Valeria, however, soon loses a leg in an auto accident, and as Daniel tends to her needs, her tiny pet dog gets trapped under the floorboards of their apartment. And finally, El Chivo (Emilio Echeverria) is an elderly homeless man who is trying to contact his daughter, whom he hasn't seen in years. Desperate for money, El Chivo is hired by a businessman to assassinate his partner; however, as he's following his target, he's interrupted by an auto accident, from which Octavio and his injured dog stagger in search of help. Amores Perros (aka Love's a Bitch) was the debut from director Alexandro Gonzalez Inarritu. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best Foreign Language Film – null Best Foreign Language Film – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Foreign Language Film – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Critics' Week Prize – Cannes Film Festival Best Foreign Film – National Board of Review Best Foreign Film – Independent Spirit Awards Best First Feature [Runner-up] – Toronto Film Critics Association Best Foreign Language Film – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: ccProduction commentary
Deleted scenes
2 featurettes
3 music videos
Storyboards and photos
2.0 French language track
16 x 9 Widescreen
English, Spanish & French subtitles
Spanish 5.1 dolby digital

Amores Perros

Format: DVD

Release Date: 09/25/2001

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 153 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Octavio [8:36]
2. Money [7:47]
3. Dreams [5:39]
4. Selfish [4:29]
5. Business [6:09]
6. Passions [7:01]
7. Threat [7:25]
8. Alone [4:40]
9. Revenge [5:41]
10. Daniel y Valeria [6:50]
11. Scared [5:53]
12. Hole [6:18]
13. Anger [9:02]
14. Losses [4:39]
15. El Chivo y Maru [3:44]
16. Photos [6:38]
17. Wounds [4:43]
18. Plans [7:32]
19. Perception [7:00]
20. Enemies [6:37]
21. Choices [5:29]
22. Station [5:22]
23. Message [4:33]
24. End Credits [7:05]

Derek Armstrong

A film that made it onto numerous top ten lists in both 2000 and 2001, depending on its stateside or Mexican release date, Amores Perros is an overlapping consideration of the crises of love as it wavers in and out of reciprocity, in both the gutters and penthouses of Mexico City. More striking on the surface is how that theme is explored metaphorically through the egregious mistreatment and abuse of all species of dogs, the double entendre "bitches" of the title. Their graphic deaths and dismemberments might have given the ASPCA fits if it weren't for the short that accompanies the video and DVD release, which illustrates the "canine actors" at work and demonstrates the methods of bloodying them without actually hurting them. In his astonishing debut, director Alexandro Gonzalez Inarritu saves the real blood for the fractured human relationships, agonizing in their complexity and cruelty. Directing an interweaving screenplay by Guillermo Arriaga, whose narrative structure bursts with the kind of freshness once ascribed to Quentin Tarantino, Inarritu brings his gritty camera into the dingy slums and palatial condos with equal confidence. From this he mines authentic perceptions about the strain of loyalties under the duress of an ironic, twisted reality. The moral center of the film is a disheveled hit man, living as a bum among the detritus of his wasted life and ruined family. His solution for how to resolve a conflict between back-stabbing brothers is the enduring image of a film that consistently and brilliantly dissects the anguish behind the titular clich?. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Adriana Barraza  Actor 
Gustavo Santaolalla  Composer (Music Score) 
Alejandro González Iñárritu  Director 
Guillermo Arriaga  Screenwriter 
Emilio Echeverria  Actor 
Gael García Bernal  Actor 
Goya Toledo  Actor 
Alvaro Guerrero  Actor 
Jorge Salinas  Actor 

Country: Mexico