John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

Jul 11, 2018

1h 35m

★ 6.3

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

UFO Production

John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection Trailers

Cast

Self (archive footage)

John McEnroe

Narrator (voice)

Mathieu Amalric

Self

Jacques Pernod

Self

Cédric Quignon-Fleuret

Self

Nicolas Thibault

Self (archive footage)

Serge Daney

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tom Hulce

Self (archive footage)

Gil de Kermadec

Self (archive footage)

Ivan Lendl

Self - John McEnroe's Father (archive footage)

John Patrick McEnroe

Self - John McEnroe's Mother (archive footage)

Kay McEnroe

Self - John McEnroe's Brother (archive footage)

Patrick McEnroe

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