Stylish Mexican variation of the vampire tale. Aged antiques dealer Jesus Gris (Luppi) comes across the mysterious title object--a 14th century golden egg possessing magical powers to grant eternal life. But can its possessor stand the consequences, which include a developing taste for blood? Another problem is Gris isn't the only one to know about the device. First feature for writer/director del Toro. Spanish with subtitles.
Newspaper article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television; 1/1/2005; 971+ words...Direction, Fantafestival, 1995, all for Cronos; Catalonian International Film Festival Award...artist, Cabeza de Vaca, 1991. Director, Cronos (also known as Chronos and La invencion de Cronos ), October Films, 1992. Special makeup...
Newspaper article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television; 1/1/2005; 668 words...Cannes International Film Festival, 1993, for Cronos; Emmy Award nomination, 1994, for The Lost...New Horizons, 1991. Vinaya , 1992. Cronos (also known as Chronos and La invencion de cronos ), Prime Films, 1993. Dollar Mambo , 1993...
Newspaper article from: Film Comment; 7/1/2001; Tsao, Leonardo Garcia ; 2063+ words...covers about 60 percent of each film's cost. Directors needing bigger budgets, like Alfonso Cuaron and Guillermo del Toro (Cronos, Mimic), have found themselves drifting north of the border. Both Cuaron and del Toro returned to projects in their native...