2018Documentary1h 35m
John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection
Cinema lies. Sport does not.
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.
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John McEnroe
Self (archive footage)
Mathieu Amalric
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Jacques Pernod
Self
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Cédric Quignon-Fleuret
Self
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Nicolas Thibault
Self
Serge Daney
Self (archive footage)
Tom Hulce
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Gil de Kermadec
Self (archive footage)
Ivan Lendl
Self (archive footage)
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John Patrick McEnroe
Self - John McEnroe's Father (archive footage)
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Original Languagefr
Keywords
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