John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection
Cinema lies. Sport does not.
6.1
31 votes
July 11, 2018
1h 35m
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.
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John McEnroe
Self (archive footage)
Mathieu Amalric
Narrator (voice)Jacques Pernod
SelfCédric Quignon-Fleuret
SelfNicolas Thibault
Self
Serge Daney
Self (archive footage)
Tom Hulce
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (archive footage) (uncredited)Gil de Kermadec
Self (archive footage)
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)More like this
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