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John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection (2018)
Directed by Julien Faraut
“Cinema lies. Sport does not.”
Documentary · 1h 35m
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.
Cast
John McEnroe
Self (archive footage)
Mathieu Amalric
Narrator (voice)
J
Jacques Pernod
Self
C
Cédric Quignon-Fleuret
Self
N
Nicolas Thibault
Self
Serge Daney
Self (archive footage)
Tom Hulce
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (archive footage) (uncredited)
G
Gil de Kermadec
Self (archive footage)
Ivan Lendl
Self (archive footage)
J
John Patrick McEnroe
Self - John McEnroe's Father (archive footage)
K
Kay McEnroe
Self - John McEnroe's Mother (archive footage)
P
Patrick McEnroe
Self - John McEnroe's Brother (archive footage)
Crew
- Director
- Julien Faraut
- Writer
- Julien Faraut
- Editor
- Julien Faraut
- Producer
- Raphaëlle Delauche, William Jéhannin
Details
- Original title
- L'empire de la perfection
- Release date
- 2018-07-11
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French, English
- Countries
- France
- Production
- UFO Production