Film · Documentary
John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection (2018)
★ 6.1 · 31 votes1 h 35 minDocumentary2018
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.
- Director
- Julien Faraut
- Writers
- Julien Faraut
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Release date
- July 11, 2018
- Original title
- L'empire de la perfection
Cast
John McEnroeSelf (archive footage)
Mathieu AmalricNarrator (voice)- Jacques PernodSelf
- Cédric Quignon-FleuretSelf
- Nicolas ThibaultSelf
Serge DaneySelf (archive footage)
Tom HulceWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (archive footage) (uncredited)- Gil de KermadecSelf (archive footage)
Ivan LendlSelf (archive footage)- John Patrick McEnroeSelf - John McEnroe's Father (archive footage)
- Kay McEnroeSelf - John McEnroe's Mother (archive footage)
- Patrick McEnroeSelf - John McEnroe's Brother (archive footage)
