John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

Julien Faraut
2018-07-11

Cinema lies. Sport does not.
6.2
95 min

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

Name Character Team
John McEnroe Self (archive footage) Unowned
Mathieu Amalric Narrator (voice) Unowned
Jacques Pernod Self Unowned
Cédric Quignon-Fleuret Self Unowned
Nicolas Thibault Self Unowned
Serge Daney Self (archive footage) Unowned
Tom Hulce Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Gil de Kermadec Self (archive footage) Unowned
Ivan Lendl Self (archive footage) Unowned
John Patrick McEnroe Self - John McEnroe's Father (archive footage) Unowned
Kay McEnroe Self - John McEnroe's Mother (archive footage) Unowned
Patrick McEnroe Self - John McEnroe's Brother (archive footage) Unowned