John McEnroe [blu-ray] : in the realm of perfection / Oscilloscope Laboratories presents a UFO Production ; producers, William Jehannin, Raphaelle Delauche ; written and directed by Julien Faraut.
Container of (work): John McEnroe (Motion picture)
Notes:
Title from container. Narrated by Mathieu Amalric ; featuring John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl. Released as a documentary in 2018. Full screen (1.33:1). Special features: In the realm of cinema: an interview with director Julien Faraut ; Facts about film (1948): a b&w archival film about celluloid, film projection, and more ; theatrical trailer.
Summary:
Writer and director Faraut revisits the rich bounty of footage of the left-handed tennis star John McEnroe as he competes in the French Open at Paris's Roland Garros Stadium in 1984. 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.
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