Cronos
Directed by:
Guillermo del ToroScreenplay:
Guillermo del ToroCinematography:
Guillermo NavarroCast:
Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook, Margarita Isabel, Tamara Shanath, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Farnesio de Bernal (more)VOD (4)
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Guillermo del Toro made an auspicious and audacious feature debut with Cronos, a highly unorthodox tale about the seductiveness of the idea of immortality. Kindly antiques dealer Jesús 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. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
Federico Luppi
Argentina
Best movies:
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Men with Guns (1997)
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Ron Perlman
USA
Best movies:
Tangled (2010)
The Name of the Rose (1986)
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Claudio Brook
Mexico
Best movies:
Don't Look Now: We're Being Shot At (1966)
The Exterminating Angel (1962)
Viridiana (1961)
Margarita Isabel
Best movies:
Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
Cronos (1993)
Daniel Giménez Cacho
Spain
Best movies:
Hell (2010)
Innocent Voices (2004)
And Your Mother Too (2001)
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
Mexico
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Lonesome Dove (1989) (series)
The Professionals (1966)
Farnesio de Bernal
Best movies:
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
Cabeza de Vaca (1991)
Eagle's Wing (1979)
Juan Carlos Colombo
Argentina
Best movies:
Herod's Law (1999)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
Cronos (1993)
Gerardo Moscoso
Best movies:
Desperado (1995)
Katy Meets the Aliens (1988)
Antonieta (1982)
Luis de Icaza
Mexico
Best movies:
Herod's Law (1999)
L'Homme au masque d'or (1991)
Love in the Time of Hysteria (1991)
Mario Iván Martínez
Mexico
Best movies:
Fidel (2002) (TV movie)
Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
The Harvest (1992)