Javier Calvo
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Oct 19, 2026
GustavoCORRESPONDENT
The film was inspired by the unfinished work of Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca of the same name in Alberto Conejero's play La Piedra Oscura.
GustavoCORRESPONDENT
The film has won Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival for Los Javis, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrosi, who apparently were dating and ended their 13-year romantic relationship while directing the film, but continue as collaborators.
GustavoCORRESPONDENT
La Bola Negra marks the acting debut for Spanish musician Guitarrica de la Fuente and features an amazing ensemble cast with special appearances by Penelope Cruz and Glenn Close in this intertwining multi-era storyline about the impacts of blackballing people for their sexuality during the Spanish Civil War and the ripple effects into modern day life.
GustavoCORRESPONDENT
All beautifully captured in 35mm footage by Gris Jordana, who brings her cinematography skills to capture a world, as she puts it, quote, as only analog could do that was essential to imbuing the film with emotional weight and the blend of naturalism and poetry, end quote.
Paulina LauHOST
That's Whale Fall.
Paulina LauHOST
Okay, and lastly on your list is La Bola Negra, which is The Black Ball, directed by two Javier's, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrosi.
Paulina LauHOST
And it stars Penelope Cruz and Glenn Close.
Paulina LauHOST
And this is an epic drama interweaving stories of queerness and three periods of modern Spanish history.
Perlina LauHOST
That's Whale Fall.
Perlina LauHOST
Okay, and lastly on your list is La Bola Negra, which is The Black Ball, directed by two Javier's, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrosi.
Perlina LauHOST
And it stars Penelope Cruz and Glenn Close.
Perlina LauHOST
And this is an epic drama interweaving stories of queerness and three periods of modern Spanish history.
Dave PayneNARRATOR
And at number three, it's La Bola Negra.
Dave PayneNARRATOR
The filmmakers, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrosi, are talented and charismatic former romantic partners who still work together because that's how Europeans roll.
Dave PayneNARRATOR
Los Javes, they even have a fun nickname, won the directing prize at Cannes, the first of several festivals that their movie conquered, culminating in that audience.
Dave PayneNARRATOR
award at toronto with its three interconnected stories that follow queer men through nearly a century of spanish history la bola negra has an epic feel and emotional payoff that could carry it far netflix is all in opening it in select theaters October 16th, and giving it an exclusive 46-day theatrical window, the longest it has afforded any movie.
Emma JonesCORRESPONDENT
La Bola Negra is the story of three gay men living at different times, but connected by the fragments of a real play, also called La Bola Negra, left unfinished by 20th-century Spanish writer Federico Lorca.
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Emma JonesCORRESPONDENT
Earlier this year, the film's two directors, known collectively in Spain as Los Javis because their first names are both Javier, shared the Best Director prize for this movie at the Cannes Film Festival.
Emma JonesCORRESPONDENT
It also won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival, often an Oscars predictor.
Emma JonesCORRESPONDENT
At its London premiere, actor Penélope Cruz, who is also in the film, explains its effect on her.
speaker_11SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The fact that we are now rediscovering our history, the history of the Civil War, Federico's work, I think it's beautiful.
Emma JonesCORRESPONDENT
Federico Lorca was murdered at the age of 38 during the Civil War, and his homosexuality is thought to have been part of the reason why he was targeted.
Emma JonesCORRESPONDENT
Three of the young actors portraying those characters are also from the LGBTQ community, as are the directors, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi.
NickHOST
La Bola Negra.
NickHOST
This I sat can at one best director for the Javis, Los Javis, Javier Ambrosi and Javier Calvo, who I believe were a couple and now aren't.
NickHOST
This Netflix is giving it a theatrical release, but it comes out shortly after on their streaming service.
NickHOST
So we might review it in time for that because I definitely think this is something you would enjoy seeing.
Larry MantleHOST
Up next, the Spanish film La Bola Negra, which is Spain's official submission for Best International Feature for the upcoming year's Oscars.
Larry MantleHOST
The film is written and directed by Javier Ambrosi and Javier Calvo.
Larry MantleHOST
They are known as what, Los Javieres? Los Javies.
Larry MantleHOST
Los Javies, all right.
Larry MantleHOST
Up next, the Spanish film La Bola Negra, which is Spain's official submission for Best International Feature for the upcoming year's Oscars.
Larry MantleHOST
The film is written and directed by Javier Ambrosi and Javier Calvo.
Larry MantleHOST
They are known as what Los Javieres is.
Larry MantleHOST
Los Javies.
Francesca RudkinGUEST
Yes, this is a Spanish drama.
Francesca RudkinGUEST
It's a beautiful queer art house drama from Spanish power couple Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi.
Francesca RudkinGUEST
They have been romantic and professional partners for about 13 years.
Francesca RudkinGUEST
Unfortunately, they split during the making of this film.
Francesca RudkinGUEST
Yes, this is a Spanish drama.
Francesca RudkinGUEST
It's a beautiful queer art house drama from Spanish power couple Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi.
Francesca RudkinGUEST
They have been romantic and professional partners for about 13 years.
Francesca RudkinGUEST
Unfortunately, they split during the making of this film.
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