Los Javis Storm Global Cinema with 'La Bola Negra.' It Might
The Spanish queer epic won Toronto’s People’s Choice Award and is expected to challenge The Odyssey for best picture.
- Netflix releases 'La Bola Negra' in select theaters on Friday, depicting the interconnected lives of three gay men spanning the early 20th century, the Spanish Civil War, and the modern day.
- Writers-Directors Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, known as Los Javis, gained global recognition following their film's Cannes Film Festival selection earlier this year, transitioning from relative unknowns to prominent figures in the current awards season.
- Netflix granted the $15 million production a 46-day exclusive theatrical run, the longest ever for the streamer. Ambrossi noted the 35 mm format ensures the movie remains 'made for' the big screen experience.
- In Spain, 'La Bola Negra' set independent film records before winning the Toronto International Film Festival's People's Choice Award in September, confirming its Oscar status.
- The film honors 'our LGBTQ elders' while positioning Netflix to challenge 'The Odyssey' for Best Picture, as Calvo believes audiences crave stories speaking to 'their desires, their warmth.
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The Seattle TimesLos Javis storm global cinema with ‘La Bola Negra.’ It might mean Oscar glory for Netflix
“La Bola Negra,” a $15 million Spanish queer epic, is expected to challenge “The Odyssey” for best picture. Netflix is giving “La Bola Negra” a 46-day exclusive run in cinemas, the longest ever for the streamer, and is pushing the movie for the Academy Awards. For its glamorous directors, Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo -- the writing-directing duo known as “Los Javis” -- it’s been a head-spinning rise. Their film, about the interconnected live…
Los Javis storm global cinema with 'La Bola Negra.' It might
NEW YORK (AP) — For the Spanish writing-directing duo Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, having their film, “La Bola Negra,” selected earlier this year for the Cannes Film Festival was meaningful, partly because they were relatively unknown.
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Los Javis storm global cinema with 'La Bola Negra.' It might mean Oscar glory for Netflix
“La Bola Negra,” a $15 million Spanish queer epic, is expected to challenge “The Odyssey” for best picture. Netflix is giving “La Bola Negra” a 46-day exclusive run in cinemas, the longest ever for the streamer, and is pushing the…
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