Synopsis
Faced with his own mortality, an ingenious alchemist tried to perfect an invention that would provide him with the key to eternal life. It was called the Cronos device. When he died more than 400 years later, he took the secrets of this remarkable device to the grave with him. Now, an elderly antiques dealer has found the hellish machine hidden in a statue and learns about its incredible powers. The more he uses the device, the younger he becomes...but nothing comes without a price. Life after death is just the beginning as this nerve-shattering thriller unfolds and the fountain of youth turns bloody.
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Cast
- Federico LuppiJesus Gris
- Ron PerlmanAngel de la Guardia
- Claudio BrookDe la Guardia
- Margarita IsabelMercedes
- Tamara ShanathAurora
- Mario Iván MartínezAlchemist
- Daniel Giménez CachoTito
- Farnesio de BernalManuelito
- Juan Carlos ColomboFuneral Director
- Jorge Martínez de HoyosNarrator (voice)
Recommendations
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Washington Post
Cronos is a horror genre film about vampires - but one so well conceived and executed that it satisfies both mainstream and art-film expectations. - 88
TV Guide Magazine
An offbeat and in some ways, more daring variation on vampirism - 80
Empire
A witty, stylish and imaginative variation on the vampire movie. - 80
The New York Times
This film's reflective, even stately style elevates it from the ranks of ordinary stake-through-the-heart vampire dramaturgy, turning it into something much more exotic. - 80
Washington Post
An enormously enjoyable gothic yarn from Mexico, transfuses the genre with wry grotesquerie, but retains respect for the old, classic films. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
For all its absurdity Cronos generates a real moral conviction. - 70
Chicago Reader
[It] may not be your cup of tea, but you have to admire the style, sincerity, and overall sense of craft even if you don't fancy the comic-book gore. - 67
Austin Chronicle
Cronos is a thoughtful, intelligent film, and as a horror movie (which is, I think, its main mission in life) it's genuinely disquieting.
