Cronocrímenes, Los (2007)

Réalisateur:

Nacho Vigalondo

Scénariste:

Nacho Vigalondo (writer)

Release Date:

27 juin 2008 (Spain)

Genre:

Action | Aventure | Drame | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.

Plot Keywords:

Telephone | Car Accident | Time Loop | Multiple Time Frames | Nonlinear Timeline

Awards:

3 wins

Avis des utilisateurs:

Fun (but a little cheesy) Time Travel Movie

Ensemble

Karra Elejalde	...	Héctor
Candela Fernández	...	Clara
Bárbara Goenaga	...	Chica
Nacho Vigalondo	...	Chico
Juan Inciarte	...	Héctor ocasional

Réalisé par
Nacho Vigalondo

Scénaristes (in alphabetical order)
Nacho Vigalondo		writer

Produit par
Sergio Barrejón	....	associate producer
Santi Camuñas	....	co-producer
Eduardo Carneros	....	producer
Jorge Gómez	....	co-producer
Esteban Ibarretxe	....	executive producer
Javier Ibarretxe	....	executive producer
Nahikari Ipiña	....	associate producer
Norbert Llaras	....	executive producer
Jordi Rediu	....	executive producer
Cormac Regan	....	associate producer

Musique originale
Eugenio Mira

Image
Flavio Martínez Labiano

Montage
Jose Luis Romeu

Direction artistique
José Luis Arrizabalaga
Biaffra

Décorateur de plateau
Urko Aguirre
Jaime Gartzia

Création des costumes
Estíbaliz Markiegi

Maquillage
Oscar del Monte	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Nacho Díaz	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Susana Ibarretxe	....	makeup artist
Cristina Malillos	....	special makeup artist

Directeur de production
Marta Galante	....	assistant production manager
William Welsh	....	production manager

Assistant réalisateur
José Manuel Benayas	....	assistant director
Manuel Fernández Pinedo	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Daniel Izar de la Fuente	....	props

Technicien du son
Juan Cadenas	....	boom operator
Manuel Carrión	....	foley artist
Roberto Fernández	....	sound designer
Roberto Fernández	....	sound editor
Asier Gonzalez	....	sound recordist

Effets spéciaux
Kevin Carter	....	special effects contact lenses
José M. Meneses	....	special effects makeup

Visual Effects
Toni Guillen	....	visual effects
Jesús Luque	....	visual effects

Cascadeur
Marina de Mendialdúa	....	stunts
José Manuel Gasca	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Miguel Ángel Cárdenas	....	gaffer
Jon D. Domínguez	....	camera operator
Jon Elizegui	....	focus puller
Elías Fernández	....	electrician
Manuel Gago	....	electrician
Alberto García	....	electrician
Félix Guede	....	electrician
Lorea Méndez	....	video assistant
Cormac Regan	....	still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Barbara Mingo Costales	....	costume assistant
Charo Diego	....	costume assistant
Sofía Medem	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Ainara Lopez	....	assistant editor
Ximo Michavila	....	digital film colorist

Divers
Mónica Acebes	....	production secretary
Aitor Basterrechea	....	script supervisor
David Fernández	....	production assistant
Nahikari Ipiña	....	production coordinator
Rosa Landaburu	....	production secretary
Valentina Morillo	....	assistant co-producer
Jose M. Ortega	....	production accountant
Miguel Angel Poo	....	location manager
Javier Rivas	....	production assistant
Víctor Vergara Luján	....	web designer: "Los cronocrímenes - El juego" promo game
William Welsh	....	location manager

Thanks
Arévalo	....	thanks
Juanma Bajo Ulloa	....	thanks
Javier Echániz	....	thanks
M.A. Faura	....	special thanks
Asier Guerricachevarría	....	thanks
Álex de la Iglesia	....	thanks
Javivi	....	thanks
Alejandro Pérez Blanco	....	thanks
Koldo Serra	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Ibarretxe & Co. S.L.
• KV Entertainment
• Zip Films

Distributors

• David Distribucion (2008) (Mexico) (all media)
• Magnolia Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Mars Production (2008) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Versus Entertainment (2008) (Spain) (all media)
• Videorama (2008) (Greece) (all media)

Technicien des effets spéciaux

• Mentopia

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Timecrimes (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for nudity and language.

Durée:

88 min

Pays:

Spain

Langue:

Espagnol

Couleur:

Couleur

Classification:

France:-12 | USA:R | Spain:13

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Spain

Company:

Ibarretxe & Co. S.L.

Fun (but a little cheesy) Time Travel Movie

While introducing the movie, director Nacho Vigalondo said that he thought this was the first ever Spanish time-travel movie. More accurately, this was the first Spanish bigger-budget variation of Sundance 2005's Primer.

Hector appears to be living a happy and contented life in their new house with his pretty and affectionate wife Clara, when one day he spies through his binoculars a woman in the woods in the act of undressing. When Clara leaves, Hector goes off to investigate. And there the fun begins, as Hector's quest thrusts him into an adventure that includes the discovery of a time machine, and a dogged quest to unravel its effects.

If you like mind game movies like Memento, Proof or the even harder to follow Primer, then Time Crimes will have some appeal. And while the movie does have some time-twisting inconsistencies, it generally ties the loose ends into a knotty, if not absurd conclusion. The story moves along briskly, requiring intellectual energy to keep up and a forgiving attitude to a few ridiculous devices. Fortunately, there is an occasional and welcome infusion of humor that makes some of the cheesier elements a little easier to swallow. But somehow, the whole thing felt more like a Twilight Zone episode stretched into a feature-length film. Fortunately, like most Twilight Zone episodes, this one had a great ending. I just loved the final shot, which is quaintly ironic, although it will leave some viewers unsatisfied, I am sure.

Sundance Moment: In the post-movie Q&A, Vigalondo said that after shooting his film, he realized what it really was—a love triangle story. My reaction was "Huh? Did I watch the right movie?"