this is exactly what magnolia was supposed to be, but wasnt. this film does what magnolia didnt do for me. Confined to her apartment, recovering from injuries caused by the car crash and resentful of the lover who doesn't need to say he regrets leaving his family, Valeria focuses on the situation of her dog, who has chased a ball through a hole in the floor and not come out, though he can be heard scurrying inside. amores perros explores so many themes in such a critical, captivating and introspective way. Stories two and three are of stranger loves. Octavio's story, which comes first, is the most obvious, the youth in love with the apparently saintly wife of his abusive brother, but the inevitability of its outcome doesn't make it any less affecting. The last filmmaker to try something like this was Monte Hellman, whose Cockfighter spun him into a career limbo, but Amores Perros shows very little bloody pooch action, using the contrasting dogs in the car crash (Octavio's killer canine, Valeria's pet) to show the different, desperate situations of the three leads. This film will get people's backs up before they've even seen it, by paying not entirely unsympathetic attention to a "sport" that stands as a working definition of cruelty to animals. It's a risky device, delaying crucial plot points for over an hour, but the individual stories, which weave in and out of each other with true-life untidiness, are so gripping you'll go along with them until everything becomes clear. R for violence/gore, language and sexuality.Amores Perros opens with chaos, as Octavio and a friend drive away from the latest dogfight with the injured canine on the back seat and enemies in hot pursuit, then hops back, forward and sideways in time. January 15th, 2004 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment, released as Love's a Bitch March 30th, 2001 (Wide) by Lionsgate, released as Love's a Bitch See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records. Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office ListsĪll Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300)Īll Time International Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700)Īll Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100)Īll Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 401-500)Īll Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200)Īll Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100)Īll Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) theaters, 7.9 weeks average run per theater Starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Marco Prez, Humberto Busto, Emilio Echevarra, Goya Toledo, Vanessa Bauche, Jorge Salinas. 154 mins Rated R (for violence/gore, language and sexuality) Directed by Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu.
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$2,000,000 (worldwide box office is 10.4 times production budget)Ģ opening theaters/187 max. Amores Perros at Screenland Armour - movie times & tickets.
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.Ħ.13 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) And finally, El Chivo is an elderly homeless man who is trying to contact his daughter, whom he hasn't seen in years. 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. Elsewhere, Daniel, a successful publishing magnate, leaves his family to take up with a beautiful model, Valeria. Cofi bravely rises to the occasion, but the dog's success in the ring leads to a violent altercation. He does, however, know a man who stages dog fights, and he volunteers his dog Cofi for the next round of fights. Octavio and Susanna want to run away together, but Octavio has no money.
A horrific car accident connects three stories, each involving characters dealing with loss, regret, and life's harsh realities, all in the name of love. Their lives are catapulted into unforeseen circumstances instigated by the seemingly inconsequential destiny of a dog. With Emilio Echevarra, Gael Garca Bernal, Goya Toledo, lvaro Guerrero. 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. A fatalistic car crash in Mexico City sets off a chain of events in the lives of three persons: a young man aching to run off with his sister-in-law, a supermodel, and a homeless man. Three stories of life along the margins in Mexico City converge in this inventive thriller.
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