John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

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.

Documentary

John McEnroe

(Self (archive footage))

Mathieu Amalric

(Narrator (voice))

Jacques Pernod

(Self)

Cédric Quignon-Fleuret

(Self)

Nicolas Thibault

(Self)

Serge Daney

(Self (archive footage))

Tom Hulce

(Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (archive footage) (uncredited))

Gil de Kermadec

(Self (archive footage))

Ivan Lendl

(Self (archive footage))

John Patrick McEnroe

(Self - John McEnroe's Father (archive footage))

Kay McEnroe

(Self - John McEnroe's Mother (archive footage))

Patrick McEnroe

(Self - John McEnroe's Brother (archive footage))