Should movie theaters be able to reopen in time for the fall, the new Amores perros print will get a special screening at the Morelia International Film Festival in October. Indeed, González Iñárritu actually had to stop production on his next film when the city’s studios were shut down back in March.
Right now, Mexico City is a hot spot of the worldwide pandemic and it’s unclear how, if at all, things will get back to normal. The plans also include a possible post-screening concert featuring many of the artists like Ely Guerra, Nacha Pop, Control Machete, Café Tacvba and Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas that made the film’s soundtrack so iconic.Īll of this is contingent, of course, on COVID-related social distancing restrictions being lifted. The plan, as the filmmaker announced, is to have the print ready for an outdoor screening at the Zócalo plaza in Mexico City with live orchestrations courtesy of Santaolalla. Indeed, the Oscar-nominated cinematographer is working closely on the restoration as well. He advises everyone to avoid the video releases that are out there which, to his view, don’t do Prieto’s color contrast aesthetic justice. Octavio involves his dog in dog fighting matches to get money to escape with his sister in law and nephew, Valeria is a beautiful model whose career comes crashing down when she is involved in a car accident that leads to her leg getting amputated. On a Zoom call with Mexican press honoring Amores perros, González Iñárritu announced he’s working on a new restoration of the film. Amores perros is a movie that involves 3 different people, with 3 different stories and lifestyles that come together in a car accident. Curiously enough, though, the now Oscar-winning filmmaker is discouraging viewers from watching his debut feature. It went on to become a smash hit, earning an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language film and 10 Ariel awards. The film further established Gael García Bernal as an actor to watch and made the crew (including cinematographer Rodrgo Prieto, composer Gustavo Santaolalla and writer Guillermo Arriaga) the toast of Cannes. Octavio is trying to raise enough money to run away with his sister-in-law, and decides to enter his dog Cofi into the world of dogfighting. Three interconnected stories about the different strata of life in Mexico City all resolve with a fatal car accident. The kinetic, pulse-pounding drama about dog fights, car chases and broken hearts announced the arrival of a new voice in Mexican cinema. AKA: Love Dogs, Love is a bitch, Loves a Bitch, Loves Dogs. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Amores perros premiered at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival - that’s now twenty years ago.