perfection

John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection revisits the rich bounty of 16-mm-shot footage of the left-handed tennis star John McEnroe, at the time the world?s top-ranked player, as he competes in the French Open at Paris?s Roland Garros Stadium in 1984. Close-ups and slow motion sequences of McEnroe competing, as well as instances of his notorious temper tantrums, highlight a ?man who played on the edge of his senses.? 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…