{"id":454152,"date":"2026-05-22T06:44:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T06:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/454152\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T06:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T06:44:19","slug":"2026-cannes-critics-panel-day-9-javier-ambrossi-javier-calvos-the-black-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/454152\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Cannes Critics\u2019 Panel: Day 9 – Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo’s ‘The Black Ball’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virtual unknowns in non-Spanish speaking markets, Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo \u2014 often collectively known in Spain as \u201cLos Javis\u201d have brought their brand to queer storytelling with their musical sensibilities. Their only work to date had been the musical Holy Camp! (2017) and since then they had worked in television in themes exploring identity, self-invention, queer liberation, pop culture, faith, desire and emotional contradiction. The Black Ball aka La bola negra stars \u00c1lvaro Lafuente Calvo, Miguel Bernardeau, Carlos Gonz\u00e1lez, Milo Quifes, Lola Due\u00f1as, and surprise hellos from Pen\u00e9lope Cruz, and Glenn Close, this is set in set in 1932, 1937, and 2017, exploring the inter-connected lives of three gay men. This is competition film #19 of 22.<\/p>\n

The first of two features showcased today and the second of three straight queer portraits and the third and final film from Spain represented this year, it\u2019s been cheers and jeers with ten of our jury members throwing La bola negra some near perfect scores and below average marks. This is currently sitting with a 2.8 average score.<\/p>\n

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