The Insistent Monumentality of “La Bola Negra”
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In Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo’s historical triptych, dramas of gay repression and liberation dovetail in ways more reductive than illuminating. Covered by 3 outlets: 2 lean left, 1 are centre.
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‘La Bola Negra’ Caliente At Box Office With $43M Worldwide, Becomes Spain’s Top-Grossing Local Pic Of 2026
Heading into awards season, it’s always nice for any feature contender to have some juice at the box office, and Spain’s official Oscar entry has exactly that as La Bola Negra has easily become the country’s highest grossing local film year-to-date with $41 million per...
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‘La Bola Negra’ Becomes Spain’s Third Biggest Spanish Hit Ever as Its Box Office Surges 8% Above Pre-Pandemic Average
Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s “La Bola Negra” has become the third highest-grossing Spanish film of all time at Spain’s domestic box office, earning an estimated €36.7 million ($41.0 million) through Nov. 1, according to Rentrak figures. Only Emilio Martínez-Lázaro’s...
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The Insistent Monumentality of “La Bola Negra”
In Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo’s historical triptych, dramas of gay repression and liberation dovetail in ways more reductive than illuminating.
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