Chronovisor

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1h 39m

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While writing a monograph on historical theories of memory, Béatrice (Anne Laure Sellier), a respected academic, becomes beguiled by the allegedly true story of the Chronovisor, an occult device said to reproduce visuals from any point in history on a TV screen. Her obsession with the mysterious machine drags her from her Upper East Side apartment through the depths of New York City's hidden libraries, to the edge of a breakthrough.

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An eerie, wildly imaginative work of speculative sci-fi, Chronovisor transforms its modest structure into a darkly playful meditation on our obsession with images and recorded experiences.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Oct 2, 2026

Whether it proves anything is, of course, up for grabs, but it surely helps “Chronovisor” remain wonderfully unclassifiable.

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Chase Hutchinson

Seattle Times

Oct 1, 2026

3.5/4

"Chronovisor," an eerie, evocative work of pseudo sci-fi horror, feels less like a film constructed by people and more like one excavated from the dark recesses of a nightmare.

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Coleman Spilde

Salon.com

Sep 17, 2026

Yes, “Chronovisor” rewards on a massive scale for its relatively small structure, but viewers will have to work to get the most from it.

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Jim Laczkowski

Director's Club

2 days ago

4.5/5

One of the year's most original films that won't be leaving my mind any time soon. A remarkably distinctive, lo-fi experiment that respects both its audience's intelligence and their capacity to be genuinely enthralled while also unsettled.

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Andrew Wyatt

The Take-Up

Oct 20, 2026

The strangest, most unexpectedly absorbing feature debut of 2026: Directors Auen and Walker's deliberate and borderline experimental "academic procedural" about a real-world conspiracy theory disintegrates into an unsettling, existential howl.

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Philip Bagnall

Loud and Clear Reviews

Oct 15, 2026

4/5

The mesmerising and quietly disturbing Chronovisor is a welcome reassurance that not only can the most serious-minded people get sucked into full-blown paranoia, but they can be the ones most at peril from the consequences.

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Amerigo R

@RT80741172 Oct 3, 2026

I’ve never been to a movie where I had to read half of action. I went because the critic reviews were so good but I feel hoodwinked. This was the most boring movie I’ve ever seen.

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ray L

@rayoflight88 Sep 21, 2026

This movie is so pretentious. Watching it feels like reading a very esoteric and boring book. Leaving the theater a woman said, "That felt like torture." If you like to be entertained, edified, or made to feel DO NOT pay money to see this movie.

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avner K

@aka10003 Sep 12, 2026

Chronovisor is both impressive and disappointing. This quest for a fantastical machine is portrayed in an original style and on an admirably low budget. To follow the plot, much reading of sentences from books on screen is required, which makes this a fit for cerebral viewers. Yet anyone who understands how the world works would find this machine ridiculous, unearned, and a questionable choice to satisfy the same viewer.

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Rich P

@RT50451927 Sep 9, 2026

This movie draws you in like few others. From beginning to end, you feel as though you’re not merely watching the story you’re participating in its unfolding mystery. It’s engaging, thrilling, and refreshingly original. Even after the credits roll, the experience stays with you, leaving you asking, "What just happened here?" Give yourself time afterward to process it, because this isn’t a movie you simply leave behind, you take it with you. Go see it. This is an impressive piece of filmmaking, and I’m looking forward to seeing what this talented new filmmaking duo creates next.

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Synopsis

While writing a monograph on historical theories of memory, Béatrice (Anne Laure Sellier), a respected academic, becomes beguiled by the allegedly true story of the Chronovisor, an occult device said to reproduce visuals from any point in history on a TV screen. Her obsession with the mysterious machine drags her from her Upper East Side apartment through the depths of New York City's hidden libraries, to the edge of a breakthrough.

Director: Jack Auen, Kevin Walker
Producer: Jason Zuriff
Screenwriter: Jack Auen, Kevin Walker
Distributor: Grasshopper Film
Production Co: Cosmic Salon
Genre: Fantasy, History, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 4, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 39m

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