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.
Editing
Faraut cuts tennis like horror, building dread in every rally.
Cinematography
1984 French Open footage restored into hypnotic visual poetry.
Sound
Amalric's whispered narration turns sports into existential dread.
Director
Julien Faraut
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Julien Faraut worked at France's sports film archive for years, treating this as found-footage art cinema.
Mathieu Amalric recorded his narration in one night, drunk, after watching the footage cold.
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