Amores Perros

A violent car crash brings together a triptych of narratives: Octavio and Susana from the underbelly of Mexico City, Valeria and Daniel of the elite class, and El Chivo, an unhoused revolutionary. All three stories have dogs at their center, bringing to mind Cerberus, the hound of Greek mythology and guardian of the gates of the Underworld, and the aptly titled film that loosely translates to “Love’s a Bitch.” (dir. Alejandro Inarritu, Mexico, 2000, 153 min.)

“It is the work of a born filmmaker, and you can sense Gonzalez Inarritu’s passion as he plunges into melodrama, coincidence, sensation and violence.” — Roger Ebert