Talk to Her (Hable con ella) (2002)
The intertwining story of forlorn men and comatose women is a rich character study that intermixes the purposefully random and the memorably strange; one scene features a miniature man entering and never returning from the pudenda of a life-sized woman. "Talk to Her" is the winner of the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and is Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar's finest film to date.
Amores Perros (2000)
Violent and brutal, yet touching and poignant, "Ameros Perros" links the lives of its central characters together by a fatal car crash. The backdrop of a realistic depiction of the ferocious Mexican dog-fighting scene may make it unbearable for the squeamish, but a memorable and moving experience for all.
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