L'empire de la perfection

2018 [FRENCH]

Action / Documentary / Sport

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 90% · 50 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 52% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 868 868

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Julien Faraut Photo
Julien Faraut

Top cast

John McEnroe Photo
John McEnroe as Himself
Mathieu Amalric Photo
Mathieu Amalric as Narrator
Ivan Lendl Photo
Ivan Lendl as Himself
Gil de Kermadec Photo
Gil de Kermadec as Self
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 7 / 10

It is admittedly the second tennis 'film' this

It is admittedly the second tennis 'film' this week, but this as unconventiontial a sports documentary as you could get. Hired by a French sports institute to put together instructional videos for future players, director Gil de Kermadec used multiple 16mm cameras to capture the whole of the 1984 French Open tournament at Roland Garros for technical analysis. What is presented here is just a small snippet of his catalogue of footage, focusing on American 'superbrat' John McEnroe, one of the all time greats of the game. As well as startling footage of McEnroe's famous disagreements with umpires that are shown in full, giving you a much more rounded view of them rather than the small clips and phrases you would see in highlight reels today, Kermadec finds intriguing parallels between tennis and cinema. He also draws on McEnroe's mental game and analyses the conquest of perfection within the small remit he has. This is avant garde film making, in the realm of a world famous event, and even if you're not a tennis fan, this is a fascinating cinematic angle on a sport and mentality that has eluded other directors.
Reviewed by dave d 2 / 10

JOHN MCENROE: IN THE REALM OF PERFECTION is

JOHN MCENROE: IN THE REALM OF PERFECTION is dull which is a shame because it chronicles one of the most fascinating athletes of his time in one of his peak bad moods. Sadly, the material cobbled together might be more interesting to people who aren't fans of the sport for the way its shot. You learn nothing about the man or what leads up to the grand finale: the 1984 French Open Final. Far from perfect more aptly titled A film In the Realm of a Snoozefest. Final Score: 1.8/10
Reviewed by Stephen C 10 / 10

Real footage in 1 hour and 35 minutes

Real footage in 1 hour and 35 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $73,700.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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