Cronos [Import anglais]

A modern-day vampire film which re-works the ancient themes of fear and desire. Jesus Gris *(Federico Luppi) is an antique dealer who,* with his grandaughter Aurora,* discovers a mysterious scarab-like object at the base of an old statue. The statue's previous owner was a 16th century alchemist who seeked eternal life and the object turns out to be the Cronos which grants the user eternal life in exchange for blood. Intrigued,* Jesus is drawn into the grip of the Cronos and when Dieter and his nephew Angel *(who hold the alchemist's diaries) hound the antique dealer,* Aurora tries to save her grandfather but she too becomes a part of the thirst for blood.