'La Bola Negra' teaser introduces Netflix's Spanish LGBTQ drama
The Spanish-language queer drama spans three eras and won Best Director at Cannes before Netflix’s U.S. rollout.
- On Tuesday, Netflix released the official U.S. trailer for La Bola Negra, a sprawling historical drama from Spanish filmmaking duo Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, known as Los Javis, featuring singer-songwriter Guitarricadelafuente in his acting debut.
- Drawing on Federico García Lorca's unfinished work and Alberto Conejero's play La Piedra Oscura, the film explores themes of freedom, legacy, and LGBTQ visibility across 1932, 1937, and 2017.
- Featuring Penelope Cruz and Glenn Close, the 155-minute drama earned Calvo and Ambrossi the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival in May, following a 20-minute standing ovation.
- Netflix secured U.S. rights in a competitive bidding war, scheduling a theatrical release for October 16 followed by a December 2 streaming debut—marking the platform's longest theatrical window to date.
- "With this film, the central question is what we do with our past, our inheritance," Calvo told Netflix, as the production honors generations whose sacrifice secured today's freedoms.
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‘La Bola Negra’ Trailer: Javier Calvo & Javier Ambrossi’s Cannes Breakout Starring Penélope Cruz & Glenn Close
Here’s the first trailer for Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s Cannes breakout title La Bola Negra. The feature by Calvo and Ambrossi, who are known popularly as Los Javis, explores LGBT heritage and pays tribute to murdered Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca through the interconnected stories of three men in the three different eras of 1932, 1937 and 2017. The cast features Guitarricadelafuente, Miguel Bernardeau, Carlos Gonzá…
‘La Bola Negra’ Trailer: Penélope Cruz & Glenn Close Star In Los Javis’ Cannes Prize-Winning Queer Epic
Netflix has released a new U.S. trailer for “La Bola Negra,” the sprawling queer historical drama from Spanish filmmaking duo Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, better known as Los Javis. After initially dating the film for November, Netflix has moved its U.S. theatrical release up to October 16, followed by its streaming debut on December 2. The film already arrives with considerable pedigree. Continue reading ‘La Bola Negra’ Trailer: Penélope …
‘La Bola Negra’ Trailer: Netflix’s Oscar Contender Is a Time-Bending Queer Epic That Won Best Director at Cannes
Netflix released the official trailer for “La Bola Negra” (“The Black Ball”), from directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi. Set in 1932, 1937 and 2017, the Spanish-language queer epic explores the interconnected lives of three gay men. The film is inspired by an unfinished work of the same name by Spanish poet and playwright Federico […]
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