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Cronos (The Criterion Collection Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray)

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The 2010 Criterion Collection DVD and Blu-ray of Mexican director Guillermo del Toro's 1993 vampire film.

Mexico 1993 92 minutes Color 1.78:1 Spanish Spine #551 SYNOPSIS: 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 … see full wiki

Tags: Movies, Horror, Foreign Films, Vampires, Dark Fantasy, Criterion Collection, see all

Cast: Ron Perlman, Federico Luppi, Claudio Brook, Margarita Isabel

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Foreign, Horror, Thriller

Release Date: 1993

MPAA Rating: R

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review by woopak_the_thrill. December 15, 2010

posted in The Vampire Historians

A Gentle And Affecting Story of Loneliness, Immortality And Vampirism....

Mainstream movie fans would know Guillermo Del Toro from his work with the underrated “Mimic”, the simple and yet affecting “The Devil’s Backbone”, comic-book adaptations such as the Hellboy franchise and the action-packed “Blade 2” and most significantly the critically-acclaimed “Pan’s Labyrinth”. Del Toro has been around and many may not even be familiar with his first full-length feature film “Cronos”, a film about vampirism … more

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Quick Tip by Count_Orlok_22. April 08, 2011

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Guillermo del Toro's first and arguably best film (along with Pan's Labyrinth). Cronos is a strange fantasy-horror hybrid that tells the cautionary tale of a kindly old man who through an accidental encounter with an alchemical device is turned into a bizarre vampire and must regain his humanity through the innocent love of his granddaughter. The film is wonderfully dark, full of realistic and often gory special effects, and has all the key themes and visuals that are typical of del Toro's … more

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