Or long “The Black Ball”by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, starring Penelope Cruz, received a 20 minute ovation at its screening at the Cannes Film Festival.
With the long applause at the Grand Théâtre Lumière, the production now of , alongside “Farenheit 9/11”. THE record is held by “”which received 22 minutes of applause in 2006.
The official synopsis of “The Black Ball” — which does not yet have a title in Portuguese — tells the story ofand three men in three different times: 1932, 1937 and 2017. “Three lives intimately linked by sexuality and desire, by pain and heritage, and by one of the last unfinished works of the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca”, describes Deadline.
Thrilled by the audience’s warm reception on the French Riviera, director Javier Ambrossi told the crowd: “For everyone who thinks we are going to roll back our LGBTQ+ rights, I have bad news.”
In addition to Penélope Cruz, the production features musician Guitarricadelafuente, Miguel Bernardeau and Glenn Close. There is still no forecast for its debut in Brazil.
