La Bola Negra
About
La Bola Negra is a film telling the interconnected stories of three men in three different eras. Their lives are intimately linked by sexuality and desire, pain and inheritance, and one of Federico García Lorca's last, unfinished works. It was directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi and stars Penélope Cruz, Glenn Close, Miguel Bernardeau, Guitarricadelafuente and Lorenzo Zurzolo.
Written by a model, sources: thelexicinema.co.uk
Critics
7.6Very good
Critics praise the film's bold multi-timeline structure, striking imagery, emotional power and recovery of Spain's queer history, calling it dazzling and richly crafted. Some fault its sprawling, undisciplined melodrama, overlong length and heavy-handed, overwrought storytelling.
Reviews: British Film Institute / Sight and Sound, Screen Daily, Flickering Myth, The Hollywood Reporter, TMDb
Trailer
Showtimes
Mon 2 Nov
Rio CinemaKingsland High Street 107, E8 2PB London
Fri 6 Nov
The ArznerBermondsey Square 10, SE1 3UN London
Institute of Contemporary ArtsThe Mall, London
Sat 7 Nov
Institute of Contemporary ArtsThe Mall, London
Sun 8 Nov
Institute of Contemporary ArtsThe Mall, London
Mon 9 Nov
The Garden CinemaParker Street 39-41, WC2B 5PQ London
Wed 11 Nov
The Garden CinemaParker Street 39-41, WC2B 5PQ London
The ArznerBermondsey Square 10, SE1 3UN London
Institute of Contemporary ArtsThe Mall, London
and 14 more showtimes until 1 December
- Director
- Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 159 min
