John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

2018/07/11 • Released • French, English

Documentary
6.2
1h 35m

Cinema lies. Sport does not.

Overview

An immersive film essay on tennis legend John McEnroe at the height of his career as the world champion, documenting his strive for perfection, frustrations, and the hardest loss of his career at the 1984 Roland-Garros French Open.

Director : Julien Faraut

Casts
John McEnroe

John McEnroe

Self (archive footage)

Mathieu Amalric

Mathieu Amalric

Narrator (voice)

Jacques Pernod

Self

Cédric Quignon-Fleuret

Self

Nicolas Thibault

Self

Serge Daney

Serge Daney

Self (archive footage)

Tom Hulce

Tom Hulce

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gil de Kermadec

Self (archive footage)

Ivan Lendl

Ivan Lendl

Self (archive footage)

John Patrick McEnroe

Self - John McEnroe's Father (archive footage)

Kay McEnroe

Self - John McEnroe's Mother (archive footage)

Patrick McEnroe

Self - John McEnroe's Brother (archive footage)

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