Cronos
Guillermo del Toro made an auspicious and audacious feature debut with this highly unorthodox tale about the seductiveness of the idea of immortality. Kindly antiques dealer Jesus Gris (Federico Luppi) happens upon an ancient golden device in the shape of a scarab, and soon finds himself the possessor and victim of its sinister, addictive powers, as well as the target of a mysterious American named Angel (a delightfully crude and deranged Ron Perlman).
Featuring marvelous special makeup effects and the haunting imagery for which del Toro has become world-renowned, CRONOS is a dark, visually rich, and emotionally captivating fantasy.
Running Time
93 mins
Year
1993
Kanopy ID
1113537
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Comments (5)
pretentious crap
Alas, I am too old to bother with captions...they're never on the screen long enough for me to read.
Surprisingly good film. Feels like Pan's Labyrinth scaled back with a bit more cheese (not a bad thing though).
To think this was a debut - it's a huge undertaking and so well crafted.
Think of how different this WORLD is right from the start - the words "merry Christmas" upside down in reflection - we're not in our usual world.
So good.
What an amaxing and unique first feature. Even though it's much smaller then his later films his style and imagination are very apparent here. Ron Pearman is fantastic as always. I was recently lucky enough to see art from this film and his early notebooks at the "At Home with Monsters" ...Read more
What an amaxing and unique first feature. Even though it's much smaller then his later films his style and imagination are very apparent here. Ron Pearman is fantastic as always. I was recently lucky enough to see art from this film and his early notebooks at the "At Home with Monsters" exhibit at the LACMA and it was so amazing. I highly reccomend the film and the exhibit.
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