John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection
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John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection
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eng
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videorecording
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John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection
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Originally produced by Oscilloscope Laboratories in 2018
Runtime
95
Summary
This unique film revisits the rich bounty of 16-mm-shot footage of the left-handed tennis star John McEnroe, at the time the world{u2019}s top-ranked player, as he competes in the French Open in 1984. Close-ups and slow motion sequences of McEnroe competing, as well as instances of his notorious temper tantrums, highlight a 3man who played on the edge of his senses.3 Far from a traditional documentary, Faraut probes the archival film to unpack both McEnroe{u2019}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. Winner of the Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary Award at the **Critics' Choice Documentary Awards.** Official Selection at the **Berlin International Film Festival**. 2*A witty and contagiously impassioned ethnographical study.*3 - Rory O'Connor, ***The Film Stage***
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live action
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