The stories centre on a teenager in the slums who gets involved in dogfighting a model who seriously injures her leg and a mysterious hitman. The film is constructed as a triptych: it contains three distinct stories connected by a car accident in Mexico City. It makes use of the multi-narrative hyperlink cinema style and features an ensemble cast. Amores perros is the first installment in González Iñárritu's "Trilogy of Death", succeeded by 21 Grams and Babel. Compare Valeria’s relationship with her dog, Richi, to Octavio’s relationship to his dog, Cofi.Amores perros is a 2000 Mexican psychological drama film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga.Does the outcome of this story strike you as poetic justice?.
What do you think the rats under the floorboards of their new apartment might symbolize? How about Daniel’s ineffective efforts to rescue Richi?.If it hadn’t been for the accident, do you think Daniel and Valeria might have been happy together in the long run?.What is the source of Daniel’s attraction to Valeria? What is missing from his life with his wife and daughters?.To what extent are individual initiative and generosity rewarded?.What do Octavio, Ramiro and Susana each dream of achieving?.What role does Susana play in the sibling rivalry between the two brothers?.How is the working-class family portrayed in this segment of the film? In particular, how is the relationship between Susana and both her mother and her mother-in-law portrayed? How does this differ from popular stereotypes about the Mexican family?.What are the underlying causes of the violence that occurs in the film? To what extent is it related to betrayal and revenge?.What is the relationship between the violence in the dogs’ world and that in the humans’ world?.What do the characters mean by the following two repeated statements: “You don’t realize, do you?” and “If not now, when?”.What clues are presented in the opening segment that will be important to our understanding of the three plots?.What sort of atmosphere does the sound track, cinematography and editing create for the three interlocking stories?.Gustavo Santaolalla, Nacha Pop, Celia Cruz, Titán, Banda Café Tacuba, Espuela de Oro, Hollies, Control Machete, Los Gatos Negros, Banda del Garrote, Cristián Fiebre, GS, Julieta Venegas, Zurdok, Dover, Bersuit Vergarabat, Ely Guerra and Moenia Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in the Academy Awards CAST: Tokyo Film Festival 2000: Winner of the Grand Prize and the Week Grand Prize, Audience Award for Best Film, and El Chivo is a homeless man who cares for stray dogs and is there to witness the collision.” Written by AnonymousĬannes Film Festival 2000: Winner of the International Critics’ Daniel and Valeria's new-found bliss is prematurely ended when she loses her leg in the accident. After a dog fight goes bad, Octavio flees in his car, running a red light and causing the accident. Octavio is trying to raise enough money to run away with his sister-in-law, and decides to enter his dog Cofi into the world of dog fighting. "Three interconnected stories about the different strata of life in Mexico City all resolve with a fatal car accident. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2000
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