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  "path": "/2026/film/festivals/penelope-cruz-los-javis-queer-garcia-lorca-epic-the-black-ball-cannes-ovation-1236741563/",
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  "textContent": "Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo’s “The Black Ball” (La Bola Negra) a queer epic spanning 85 years of Spanish history and inspired by an unfinished fragment by Federico García Lorca, premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday to a 16-minute standing ovation. The premiere marks the Cannes competition debut for the filmmaking […]",
  "title": "Penelope Cruz Lights up Los Javis’ Queer García Lorca Epic ‘The Black Ball,’ Earning 16-Minute Cannes Ovation"
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