“Cronos” (1993) – When you think of Dracula, what is the first image to appear in your head? Bela Lugosi, perhaps? Bela sports a black cape and exposes his fangs in “Dracula” (1931), and not unlike that image, vampires have their own traditions: sunlight is deadly; mirrors don’t cast reflections; coffins are vestibules for sleep, and so on. Guillermo del Toro’s film comes with some of these traditions, but without question, it’s a most unique vampire movie. In present-day Mexico, Jesus (Federico Luppi), a gentle grandfather, runs an antique gift…
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