John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

Starring: John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Mathieu Amalric

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.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 857490005776
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Oscilloscope
• Director: Julien Faraut
• Starring: John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Mathieu Amalric
• Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: anamorphic
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.4" x 7.5" x 0.7"