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Cronos: The Criterion Collection DVD

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  • Additional Details
  • Format: DVD
  • Rating: R
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Run Time: 92 Minutes
  • Region: 1 Region?
  • Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
  • Language: Spanish
  • Studio: Criterion Collection
  • DVD Release Date: December 7, 2010
  • Packaging: Keep Case
  • Subtitles: English
  • Audio: SPANISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
  • Director: Guillermo delToro
  • Cast: Federico Luppi , Ron Perlman , Claudio Brook , Margarita Isabel , Tamara Shanath , Daniel Cacho , Mario Martinez , Juan Colombo , Farnesio Bernal
  • Genre: Horror
  • Color: Color
  • Includes:
    Two Audio Commentaries, One Featuring Del Toro, The Other Producers Arthur H. Gorson And Bertha Navarro And Coproducer Alejandro Springall
    Geometria, an unreleased 1987 Short Horror Film By Del Toro, Finished In 2010, With A New Video Interview With The Director
    Welcome To Bleak House, A Video Tour By Del Toro Of His Home Office, Featuring His Personal Collections
    New Video Interviews With Del Toro, Navarro, And Actor Ron Perlman
    Video Interview With Actor Federico Luppi
    Stills Gallery Captioned By Toro
    Trailer
    New And Improved English Subtitle Translation, Approved By The Director
  • Release Date: 1993
Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) made an auspicious, audacious feature debut with Cronos, a 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 possessor and victim of its sinister, addictive powers, as well as the target of a mysterious, crude American named Angel (a delightfully deranged Ron Perlman [Hellboy]). Featuring marvelous special makeup effects and the unforgettably haunting imagery for which del Toro has become world-renowned, Cronos is a visually rich and emotionally captivating dark fantasy.

Expert Review:
One of the most unorthodox films on this list, Guillermo del Toro’s Cronos is a spell-binding mediation on the lengths humans will go for immortality. An old antique dealer named Jesús Gris discovers a bizarre, scarab-like device that when activated injects its user with a solution that restores their youth and vitality. However, it also slowly transforms him into a vampire-like creature with a terrible thirst for blood. Featuring incredible special effects and amazing performances, Cronos is a film as unique and mysterious as its life-restoring scarab. By Nathanael Hood of Totally Top 10

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