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Cronos / Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematográfia, Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica, Universidad de Guadalajara, Grupo del Toro, S.A. de C.V., Guillermo Springall Caram, Arturo Whaley Martinez, Servicios Filmicos A.H.C., Larson Sound Center, S.T.P.C. de la R.M. presentan ; una producción de Producciones Iguana en asociación con Ventana Films ; productor, Arthur H. Gorson ; productora, Bertha Navarro ; escrita y dirigida por Guillermo del Toro.

Toro, Guillermo del, 1964- (film director,, screenwriter.). Gorson, Arthur H., (film producer.). Navarro, Bertha, (film producer.). Navarro, Guillermo, (director of photography.). Álvarez, Javier, 1956-2023 (composer (expression)). Dávalos, Raúl, (editor of moving image work.). Figueroa, Tolita, (production designer.). Cordero, Laurencio. (Added Author). Luppi, Federico, (actor.). Perlman, Ron, 1950- (actor.). Brook, Claudio, (actor.). Isabel, Margarita, (actor.). Tsui, Curtis, (producer.). Bucknell, Angie, (director.). Habibi, Sarah, (art director.). Skillman, Eric, (art director.). Helfgott, Elizabeth, (editor.). Martinez, Arturo Whaley, (presenter.). Shanath, Tamara, (actor.). Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (Mexico), (presenter.). Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, (presenter.). Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica, (presenter.). Universidad de Guadalajara, (presenter.). Grupo del Toro, (presenter.). S.A. de C.V., (presenter.). Guillermo Springall Caram, (presenter.). Servicios Filmicos A.H.C., (presenter.). Larson Sound Center, (presenter.). Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica de la República de México, (presenter.). Producciones Iguana, (production company.). Ventana Films, (production company.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook, Margarita Isabel, Tamara Shanath. (Cast).

Summary:

In the darkness, a clock ticks. Aging antique dealer Jesús Gris marks his time with his granddaughter Aurora, and his wife Mercedes. Señor Gris comes to possess, quite accidentally, the ancient Cronos device. The invention of a sixteenth century alchemist who fled to Mexico during the Spanish Inquisition, it grants eternal life and youthful vigor to the user. The only drawbacks are marble white skin that burns under sunlight and an insatiable thirst for human blood. Elsewhere in the city, a dying industrialist obtains the alchemist's journal, learns of the device, and imports his American nephew to track down and obtain the device, by force if necessary. Señor Gris can grasp the gift of time, but the cost is high. Can he keep his soul intact faced with such great temptation, or will he be overcome?

Record details

ISBN: 9781604651836
ISBN: 1604651830
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (92 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (37 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Edition: Director-approved DVD special edition.
Publisher: [New York] : Criterion Collection, [2010]
Copyright: ©2010

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from title frame. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1992. Special features: Commentaries [optional audio] by writer-director Guillermo del Toro or producers, Arthur H. Gorson, Bertha Navarro, and Alejandro Springall [English and Spanish]; Featurettes Geometria [short film] (7 min.); Geometria: Interview [with Guillermo del Toro] (7 min.); Welcome to Bleak House (10 min.); Interviews: Guillermo del Toro (18 min.); Guillermo Navarro (13 min.); Ron Perlman (8 min.); Federico Luppi (6 min.) [Spanish with English subtitles]; Stills gallery [slide show]; Trailer (2 min.); Optional Spanish theatrical voice-over introduction [audio feature]; booklet includes essay "Beautiful Dark Things" by Maitland McDonagh, and excerpts from the director's notes for "Cronos."
Restrictions on Access Note:	Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Guillermo Navarro ; production designer, Tolita Figueroa ; music, Javier Álvarez ; editor, Raúl Dávalos ; special effects, Laurencio Cordero. Transfer credits: producer, Curtis Tsui ; director of production, Angie Buckness ; art directors, Sarah Habibi, Erick Skillman ; editorial director, Elizabeth Helfgott.
Participant or Performer Note:	Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook, Margarita Isabel, Tamara Shanath.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen presentation (1.78:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital stereo.
Language Note:	Soundtrack in Spanish with occasional English dialogue; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Awards Note:	Ariel Awards, 1993 [Mexico's premiere film awards]: Golden Ariel (Guillermo del Toro); Cannes Film Festival, 1993: Mercedes-Benz Award (Guillermo del Toro)