John McEnroe in the realm of perfection

DVD 2019

Writer and director Faraut revisits the rich bounty of footage of the left-handed tennis star John McEnroe as he competes in the French Open at Paris's Roland Garros Stadium in 1984. 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 f...

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Internationaux de France de tennis, Roland Garros

McEnroe, John, 1959-

Tennis players United States Biography

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Description:

1 videodisc (95 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
digital optical
video file DVD video region 1
polychrome

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Other Title:

In the realm of perfection
container of (expression): John McEnroe (Motion picture). French [DVD]

Notes:

Full screen (1.33:1)
Released as a documentary in 2018
Special features: In the realm of cinema: an interview with director Julien Faraut ; Facts about film (1948): a b&w archival film about celluloid, film projection, and more ; theatrical trailer
Title from container
Music, Cyril Bilbeaud and Serge Teyssot-Gay ; editor, Andrei Bogdanov
Narrated by Mathieu Amalric ; featuring John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl
DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; 5.1 surround & stereo
For private home use only
English or French dialogue; English subtitles

Control Number:

2667916

UPC:

857490005776

Other Authors:

Amalric, Mathieu, 1965- narrator
Bilbeaud, Cyril, composer
Faraut, Julien, film director, screenwriter
Lendl, Ivan, 1960- on-screen participant
McEnroe, John, 1959- on-screen participant
Oscilloscope Laboratories (Firm), presenter, publisher
Teyssot-Gay, Serge, composer

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