‘It’s the gay Titanic!’ Inside La Bola Negra, the maximalist queer spectacular bound for Oscars glory
Oozing panache and bagging awards already, La Bola Negra is an eye-popping war and prejudice epic starring Penélope Cruz in a blond wig and Glenn Close speaking Spanish.
Key points
- “I’m done with LGBTQ+ movies being niche,” says Ambrossi.
At Cannes this year, the best director prize was awarded jointly to them and to Paweł Pawlikowski, who made the Thomas Mann road trip film Fatherland.
“I was like, ‘Let’s make the biggest, gayest war movie ever.’” Job done.
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