Screening

This screening includes John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

John McEnroe on the tennis court from the film John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

Date and time:: Fri, May 17, 2019, From 7–8:35 pm
Runtime:: 1 hr 35 min
Cost:: $4

Due to scheduling conflicts, director Julien Faraut can no longer be present.

This screening is part of the 2019 Archival Summer School hosted by IU Libraries Moving Image Archive and IU Cinema in partnership with FIAF, the International Federation of Film Archives.

Series: International Art House Series, Additional Films and Guests

Rating:: Not rated
Year Released:: 2018
Format:: 2K DCP
Genres:: Documentary
Metadata:: Directed by Julien Faraut

Narrated by Mathieu Amalric, John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection revisits the rich bounty of 16mm footage of John McEnroe, then 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, portray a “man who played on the edge of his senses.” Faraut creates a lively and immersive study of both the sport and the human body’s movement, and how all intersect with cinema itself.