Amores Perros - 6

The English title of this film is: Love's a Bitch. And in this case they are using both meanings. Each of the three separate, yet connected, stories involves people's love for their dogs, and broken human relationships. The first story is one of two brothers who are in love with the same women that the older, and abusive, brother is married to. The younger brother tries to provide a better life for his sister-in-law and her children by getting the family dog into betting fights. The second story is of a man who leaves his wife and two children to start a new life with his mistress. The doubt and the dog come between them to unfortunate consequences. The third story is about a man who went to prison and has a daughter who thinks he is dead, the father is trying to keep a promise to the now dead mother not to contact his daughter. To see the failure of human love and the struggle to know how to survive and keep on loving is hard to watch. In the end, this film shows that love can indeed be a bitch. It is good to sometimes see this harsh reality, as long as it does not result in total cynicism.