![]() ![]() (The ferocity of these sequences has led some to mistakenly believe that the dogfights are authentic). The first and arguably most gripping story involves young Octavios love for his brothers wife and his discovery of the family canines skill at dogfighting. The directing debut of 38-year-old Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu, the film interweaves three separate stories through the metaphorical motif of dogs owned by the protagonists of each tale and with the narrative collision (literally) of a car accident that involves all of the films characters. That Amores Perros is a first film makes this confidence even more impressive. ![]() ![]() Within only minutes, one is able to breathe a sigh of relief, sensing that Amores Perros will be the electrifying work of a dauntless filmmaker, and the remainder of its 154 minutes fully confirms this initial impression. Alejandro González Iñárritu photographed by Richard KernĪ mores Perros (inelegantly translated as Loves a Bitch) brutally thrusts the viewer into its complex narrative with such lacerating visceral impact dogs, careening cars, blood, smoke, screaming, handheld camerawork and jagged cutting that it seems odd to refer to this opening as comforting, but, in a way, its true. ![]()
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