1993 | B/N | 94:00 In 1535, an alchemist builds an extraordinary mechanism encapsulated in a tiny golden artifact. The invention, designed to bring eternal life to its owner, survives its creator until 1997, when it is found by antiques dealer Jesús Gris. The promise of eternal life has become an obsession for the old and ailing Dieter de la Guardia and his nephew, both of whom will do whatever it takes to get hold of “the invention of Cronos.” Country: México Direction: del Toro; Guillermo Script: del Toro; Guillermo Production: Gorson; Arthur H., Navarro; Bertha Photography: Navarro; Guillermo Sound: Cámara; Fernando Music: Álvarez; Javier Cast:Brook; Claudio, Luppi; Federico, Perlman; Ron, Shanath; Tamara, Colombo; Juan Carlos, Giménez Cacho; Daniel, Isabel; Margarita Art direction: Figueroa; Tolita, Broch; Brigitte Participation year at FICM: 2015
1993 | B/N | 94:00 In 1535, an alchemist builds an extraordinary mechanism encapsulated in a tiny golden artifact. The invention, designed to bring eternal life to its owner, survives its creator until 1997, when it is found by antiques dealer Jesús Gris. The promise of eternal life has become an obsession for the old and ailing Dieter de la Guardia and his nephew, both of whom will do whatever it takes to get hold of “the invention of Cronos.” Country: México Direction: del Toro; Guillermo Script: del Toro; Guillermo Production: Gorson; Arthur H., Navarro; Bertha Photography: Navarro; Guillermo Sound: Cámara; Fernando Music: Álvarez; Javier Cast:Brook; Claudio, Luppi; Federico, Perlman; Ron, Shanath; Tamara, Colombo; Juan Carlos, Giménez Cacho; Daniel, Isabel; Margarita Art direction: Figueroa; Tolita, Broch; Brigitte Participation year at FICM: 2015
Pan’s Labyrinth The year is 1944. Thirteen-year-old Ofelia and her mother Carmen move to a small town due to the work of her stepfather, a cruel captain in the Francoist army whose mission is to quell republican resistance in the area. Ofelia discovers the ruins of a labyrinth and meets a faun with an extraordinary revelation for her: she is actually a princess, the last of her lineage, and her people have been awaiting her for a long time. See More
Pinocchio Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reinvents Carlo Collodi’s classic tale of the wooden marionette who is magically brought to life in order to mend the heart of a grieving woodcarver named Geppetto. This whimsical, stop-motion film follows the mischievous and disobedient adventures of Pinocchio in his pursuit of a place in the world. See More
The Devil's Backbone Set during the final week of the Spanish Civil War, The Devil's Backbone tells the tale of a twelve-year-old boy who, after his freedom-fighting father is killed, is sent to a haunted rural orphanage full of terrible secrets. See More
Yolanda Montes “Tongolele”, diosa de la danza 02 · 18 · 25 PEPE EL TORO appears in Cahiers 02 · 13 · 25 David Lynch (1946-2025), Mexico and a Lynchian Anecdote 01 · 23 · 25 MÉXICO, MÉXICO, RA, RA, RA, RA after half a century 01 · 16 · 25
