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The French

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Cameras document the backstage of the French Open.
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Glenn Kenny New York Times Klein weaves all these moments into a story one could call spectacularly earthbound. Jun 17, 2021 Full Review Robert Abele TheWrap It's Klein at his most conservatively verité and least pointedly judgmental, but he still offers up a tapestry of personalities, playing, and performing that captures what is ineffably beautiful and edgy about tennis. Jun 17, 2021 Full Review Richard Brody The New Yorker Though the film doesn't quite capture the extremes of athletic action, psychology, or sociology, it points at them alluringly. Jun 7, 2021 Full Review Loren King Newport This Week (RI) Whether you are an ardent or a casual fan of tennis, you can’t take your eyes off the engrossing 1982 verité documentary The French. Jun 9, 2022 Full Review Michael J. Casey Boulder Weekly What Klein conveys in "The French" is what makes tennis so perfectly tennis. Rated: 4/5 May 26, 2022 Full Review Edward Douglas The Weekend Warrior (Substack) Thoroughly satisfying more for the stuff going on behind the scenes than the actual matches. May 18, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Cameras document the backstage of the French Open.
Director
William Klein
Producer
Pascal Judelewicz
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
2h 10m
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