L'empire de la perfection (2018) movie poster

L'empire de la perfection (2018)

Cinema lies. Sport does not.

95 minDocumentary

TMDb6.3/1028 votes

IMDb6.6/10846 votes

Rotten Tomatoes90%

Metacritic82/100

Translated title: John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

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.

Country: France

Director: Julien Faraut

Awards: 2 wins & 7 nominations

Box office: $90,964

Cast

John McEnroe as Self (archive footage)

John McEnroe

Self (archive footage)

Mathieu Amalric as Narrator (voice)

Mathieu Amalric

Narrator (voice)

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Jacques Pernod

Self

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Cédric Quignon-Fleuret

Self

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Nicolas Thibault

Self

Serge Daney as Self (archive footage)

Serge Daney

Self (archive footage)

Tom Hulce as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tom Hulce

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Gil de Kermadec

Self (archive footage)

Ivan Lendl as Self (archive footage)

Ivan Lendl

Self (archive footage)

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John Patrick McEnroe

Self - John McEnroe's Father (archive footage)

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Kay McEnroe

Self - John McEnroe's Mother (archive footage)

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Patrick McEnroe

Self - John McEnroe's Brother (archive footage)

Keywords

Plot:tennistennis playerperfectionistperfectiontennis matchtennis profamous people