John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection



Alternate/Foreign Title: L'empire de la perfection [Original title]

DVD Released (Y/M/D): 2019-02-05

Genre: Foreign

Sub-genre: Documentary

Director: Julien Faraut

Stars: Mathieu Amalric (narrator)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Synopsis: Written and directed by Julien Faraut and narrated by Mathieu Amalric, JOHN MCENROE: IN THE REALM OF PERFECTION revisits the rich bounty of 16-mm-shot footage of the left-handed tennis star John McEnroe, at the time the world's top-ranked player, as he competes in the French Open at Paris's Roland Garros Stadium in 1984. Close-ups and slow motion sequences of McEnroe competing, as well as instances of his notorious temper tantrums, highlight a "man who played on the edge of his senses." Far from a traditional documentary, Faraut probes the archival film to unpack both McEnroe's attention to the sport and the footage itself, creating a lively and immersive look at a driven athlete, a study on the sport of tennis and the human body and movement, and finally how these all intersect with cinema itself.     Source: RottenTomatoes.com


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