If his methods ever come off as excessive, it’s only because he’s stayed true to the belief that cinema should be a truly visceral experience – a primordial stew of pain, desire and rage. A horrific car accident connects the lives of three strangers: a lovesick dog fighter, an injured supermodel and a hitman running from his past. Birdman’s (2014) one-take approach and The Revenant’s (2015) gruelling locations are proof he’s only grown more ambitious in the passing years. Amores Perros Lyrics: Joga na pia a cocana do prato / Coloca a ilha no mapa e as nossas rimas na Vice / Como os escritos lricos, vcios de Agatha Christie / Molham-se as pginas tristes / O. The loves that are portrayed in the film are more about desire, with.

These artists were free to explore Mexico’s social and political division in whichever they liked, while their ingenuity was celebrated both at home and abroad.įollowing Amores perros, Inarritu would bring his evocative, socially conscious vision to Hollywood with 21 Grams (2003) and Babel (2006). For Bauche, also a fierce activist fighting violence against women, Amores Perros has taken on added meaning today. The collapse of state-funded film production in the early Nineties gave rise to a new generation of independent, low-budget filmmakers such as Guillermo del Toro, Robert Rodriguez, Inarritu, and Alfonso Cuaron. Starring: Gael Garca Bernal, Goya Toledo, Emilio Echevarra, lvaro Guerrero, Vanessa Bauche. It may have helped establish Inarritu as a buzzy, edgy new name in international cinema (the film was even nominated for an Academy Award), but the comparison downplays his role in the revitalisation of Mexican cinema. It’s been 20 years since Alejandro González Iñárritu made his feature film debut with Amores Perros, which launched the Mexico City WFM radio disc jockey onto the global film stage. The film’s use of separate but interconnected storylines saw critics draw an obvious connection with Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction.