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Synopsis: In 1536, in Veracruz, Mexico, during the Inquisition, an alchemist builds a mysterious and sophisticated device named Cronos to provide eternal life to the owner. In the present days, the antiques dealer Jesus Gris finds Cronos hidden inside an ancient statue while cleaning it with his granddaughter Aurora. He accidentally triggers the device and soon his wife Mercedes and he note that he has a younger appearance. Out of the blue, the stranger Angel de la Guardia visits Gris's shop and buys the old statue. On the next day, Gris finds his shop trashed and Angel's card on the floor. He pays a visit to Angel that introduces him to the eccentric millionaire De la Guardia that explains the healing power and the eternal life given by Cronos. Angel is sent by De la Guardia to hunt down Gris to get Cronos no matter the costs.
Genre: Horror
Director(s): Guillermo del Toro
Production: Trimark
  22 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
70
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
R
Year:
1993
94 min
1,353 Views


Sure.

It's very educational, but I don't

see why you're telling me this.

I'm dying, Mr. Gris.

I'm going to show you something.

The scalpel has been

eating me alive,

little by little.

Chemotherapy, radiotherapy,

psychotherapy...

Look closely,

my friend,

half of my body is here,

inside this display case.

And the other half...

it's already in the menu.

Or it's being chewed

as we speak.

No. It's mine.

You used it?

Just by accident.

What an imbecile.

Angel.

Here I am, Uncle.

Here I am.

Oh, Mr. Gris.

My uncle is getting impatient.

De la Guardia...

We both lose something.

So...

you finally got your...

whatever it is.

Mr. Gris?

You may continue the game.

After all,

you have the toy.

But I'm keeping

the instructions.

And I won't relent.

This can't be possible.

It can't be possible, damn it.

Aurora, my God.

Aurora?

I know you've got it.

Aurora?

Aurora?

Are you scared?

You think something

will happen to me?

Are you comfortable back there?

It already happened to me once,

with your dad.

You remember him,

at least a little?

Yes...

I believe you do.

When he was your age,

he heard something or someone

speak about those

who die of lung cancer.

So, when I came back

from work,

I found out that my cigarettes

had disappeared.

After searching all day,

I get in the bathroom

and I find a bunch

of little bits of tobacco,

floating in the toilet.

Just bits.

I think he understood

that breaking my cigars

didn't help the matter at all.

But at least it made it clear to me

that he was worried.

And it made it clear to him

that it made it clear to me.

You know...

I don't know

what's happening to me.

But I think it's better

if we stay together.

- WoJesus?

- Just a minute.

- I need you to help me.

- Just a minute.

Hurry, honey,

we'll be late.

Who are you, little one?

A god?

You're so good to me.

WoI don't understand why

I can't zip up this dress,

it's the same one I wore

at last year's dance.

I'm almost done.

How could I change so much

in such a short time?

Remember this?

If I remember?

# No, I can't accept it's all over #

# That life set us apart... #

If I remember?

I always think about

the first time I saw you,

how I thought you would never

pay attention to me.

I felt like

such a nobody that...

That's what architects

call "vectors. "

It's the little things that support

the big things.

- How are they supported?

- The fact is that the pillars...

- Teacher, can you see...?

- In a minute, Manuel.

- Cheers.

- Cheers.

- Cheers.

- Money and love.

Cheers.

- What's wrong?

- Eh?

- Is something wrong?

- No, I'll be right back.

- Where are you going?

- I'll get something to drink.

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Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro Gómez (born October 9, 1964) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter, producer, and novelist. In his filmmaking career, del Toro has alternated between Spanish-language dark fantasy pieces, such as the gothic horror films The Devil's Backbone (2001) and Pan's Labyrinth (2006), and more mainstream American action films, such as the vampire superhero action film Blade II (2002), the supernatural superhero film Hellboy (2004), its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Trollhunters (2016) and the science fiction monster film Pacific Rim (2013). His 2017 fantasy film The Shape of Water received critical acclaim and won a Golden Lion at the 74th Venice International Film Festival as well as the Academy Award for Best Picture. more…

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