How long is John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection?

John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection is 1 hr 35 min long.

John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

Name: John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-08-22
Duration: 95
Rating: 52

NR 1 hr 35 min

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Written and directed by Julien Faraut and narrated by Mathieu Amalric, JOHN MCENROE: IN THE REALM OF PERFECTION revisits the rich bounty of 16-mm-shot footage of the left-handed tennis star John McEnroe, at the time the world’s top-ranked player, as he competes in the French Open at Paris’s Roland Garros Stadium in 1984. Close-ups and slow motion sequences of McEnroe competing, as well as instances of his notorious temper tantrums, highlight a ”man who played on the edge of his senses.” Far from a traditional documentary, Faraut probes the archival film to unpack both McEnroe’s attention to the sport and the footage itself, creating a lively and immersive look at a driven athlete, a study on the sport of tennis and the human body and movement, and finally how these all intersect with cinema itself.

GENRE: Documentary
RELEASE DATE: Wednesday, Aug 22, 2018

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How long is John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection?: John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection is 1 hr 35 min long.

Who directed John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection?: Julien Faraut

What is John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection about?: Written and directed by Julien Faraut and narrated by Mathieu Amalric, JOHN MCENROE: IN THE REALM OF PERFECTION revisits the rich bounty of 16-mm-shot footage of the left-handed tennis star John McEnroe, at the time the world’s top-ranked player, as he competes in the French Open at Paris’s Roland Garros Stadium in 1984. Close-ups and slow motion sequences of McEnroe competing, as well as instances of his notorious temper tantrums, highlight a ”man who played on the edge of his senses.” Far from a traditional documentary, Faraut probes the archival film to unpack both McEnroe’s attention to the sport and the footage itself, creating a lively and immersive look at a driven athlete, a study on the sport of tennis and the human body and movement, and finally how these all intersect with cinema itself.