Doc Nights

THE FRENCH

Directed by William Klein

France, 1982, 2h 15min, DCP, In French and English with English Subtitles

Doc Nights

There are no current or future screenings planned for this film.

“In the hands of the great and singular William Klein, it is at once a gripping sports page, a fascinating piece of reportage, and a work of art.”
—Wes Anderson

At first glance, photographer and filmmaker William Klein (the man behind such unique pop-art works as MISTER FREEDOM and WHO ARE YOU, POLLY MAGOO?) may seem like an odd candidate to make the first all-access documentary about the French Open tennis tournament. But it all clicks; the sport, the spectacle, the personalities – among them John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, Chris Evert, and Ivan Lendl. As potent a 1979 time capsule imaginable. Newly Restored.

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