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Amores perros : Love's a bitch /

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"Amores Perros" starts at full throttle with a momentous car crash. Two young men--with a severely injured Rottweiler--cause the crash trying to outrun a group of heavily armed thugs. One person is killed, another maimed, and the dog is left on the roadside to be rescued by a homeless ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Zeta Films, Altavista Films, Lions Gate Home Entertainment, Studio Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: González Iñárritu, Alejandro, Arriaga Jordán, Guillermo, 1958-, Echevarría, Emilio, García, Bernal, Gael, 1978-, Toledo, Goya, Guerrero, Alvaro, Bauche, Vanessa, Salinas, Jorge
Format: Video DVD
Language:Spanish
French
Language Notes:In Spanish or French with optional subtitles in English, French; closed-captioned in English.
Published: [Mexico City] : Santa Monica, CA : Altavista Films ; Lion's Gate Home Entertainment, [2001]
Subjects:
Discos videos digitales.
Aseninato > México > Teatro.
Peleas de perros > México.
Tránsito > Accidentes.
Perros > México > Teatro.
Películas cinematográficas populares.
Dogs > Mexico > Drama.
Dogfighting > Mexico > Drama.
Murder for hire > Mexico > Drama.
Traffic accidents > Mexico > Drama.
Mexico City (Mexico) > Drama.
Feature films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Spanish.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:"Amores Perros" starts at full throttle with a momentous car crash. Two young men--with a severely injured Rottweiler--cause the crash trying to outrun a group of heavily armed thugs. One person is killed, another maimed, and the dog is left on the roadside to be rescued by a homeless man. From the accident, the film moves variously backward and forward in time through several stories about love and betrayal, about the ease with which people commit acts of violence, and the difficulty they face in finding redemption. The film is a feverish tour through Mexico City high and low, full of the heartbreak found in corridas, where people find themselves trapped in the undertow of Fate.
Item Description:Originally released as a Mexican motion picture in 2000.
Special features: Commentary with director Alejandro González Iñárritu and writer Guillermo Arriaga Jordán [optional audio feature]; Deleted scenes (17 min.); Music videos (11 min.); Los Perros de Amores Perros "The dogs of 'Love's a bitch'" [featurette] (6 min.); El Nacer (Making of "Amores Perros") [featurette] (16 min); Car crash [featurette] (3 min.); storyboards; photo gallery.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; widescreen presentation.
Audience:MPAA rating: Rated R, violence/gore, language and sexuality.
Awards:Winner, 2001 Silver Ariel's from the Premio de la Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas for: Mejor Efectos Especiales (Best Special Effects); Mejor Sonido (Best Sound); Mejor Ambientación (Best Set Design); Mejor Maquillaje (Best Make-Up); Mejor Edición (Best Editing); Mejor Fotografía (Best Cinematography)--Rodrigo Prieto; Mejor Actor de Cuadro (Best Actor in a Minor Role)--Gustavo Sánchez Parra; Mejor Actor (Best Actor)--Gael García Bernal; Mejor Ópera Prima (Best First Work) and Mejor Dirección (Best Direction)--Alejandro González Iñárritu.
Production Credits:Executive producers, Martha Sosa Elizondo, Francisco González Compeán ; director de fotografia, Rodrigo Prieto ; editores, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Luis Carballar, Fernando Pérez Unda ; música original, Gustavo Santaolalla.