Javier Calvo
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Movie Review: In Spain’s ‘La Bola Negra,’ a gay drama with historical sweep
“La Bola Negra” has a classical core and a modern spirit. Directed by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, this sweeping epic glides back and forth between 1932, 1937 and 2017 to tell a story about gay men living in Spain in times of upheaval, suppression and reckoning. It feels very grand and melodramatic, which works […]