Cronos (1993)

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Directed by

Guillermo del Toro

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Federico Luppi
Jesus Gris

Ron Perlman
Angel de la Guardia

Claudio Brook
De la Guardia

Margarita Isabel
Mercedes

Tamara Shanath
Aurora

Daniel Giménez Cacho
Tito

Mario Iván Martínez
Alchemist

Farnesio de Bernal
Manuelito

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Cronos

16 years, 11 months ago at Jan 13 19:57

Dionysian Child

2 votes

Cronos is an enchanting and beautiful film to watch, but it left me constantly longing to be allowed to submerge myself deeper into the magical world that its characters stumbled into. As a result i was left never feeling quite satisfied.
I didn't receive a single fright, but that was ok, because its dark comedy and odd quirks took center stage instead.
A lovely storyline and beaut... read more

Disappointing- & Unworthy of Criterion

11 years, 5 months ago at Jul 13 2:37

moviebuff15

1 vote

"Cronos" is a film that starts out promising, then kills itself dead much to the horror of the viewer. Director Guillermo Del Toro is one of today's most impressive filmmakers, but even he couldn't resuscitate this dud after a certain point.

Initially, we are given an interesting premise- pleasant, aging antiques dealer Jesus (Frederico Luppi, who would later go on to play in Del... read more

A good movie

11 years, 3 months ago at Aug 25 20:35

johanlefourbe

1 vote

Since it was the last movie directed by Guillermo del Toro which I hadn't seen yet, I was of course really eager to check it out. Later on, I also discovered that it was, at the time, the most expensive movie ever made in Mexico which is quite surprising since it was del Toro's first directing feature. Well, to be honest, like most of the movies made by this director, even though I thought it was ... read more

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In 1535, an alchemist builds an extraordinary mechanism encapsulated into a small golden device. The invention, designed to convey eternal life to its owner, survives its maker until 1997, when it shows up with an antiques dealer. Fascinated with the strange device, Gris doesn't note that there's more than one person looking for it. The promise of eternal life has become an obsession for old and sick Mr. De la Guardia. He and his nephew will do anything to get the Chronos Invention.

Release date: 5 November 1993
UPC: 031398101826

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