What is The French?
The French is a 1982 documentary directed by William Klein that captures the 1981 French Open at Roland-Garros. For the very first time, a documentary team was granted permission to shoot sequences in the backstage areas of the tournament.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1982
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 130 minutes
- Release date
- Jun 30, 1982
- Studios
- Moonlight Productions
- Genres
- Documentary
- Updated
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The French is a 1982 documentary directed by William Klein that captures the 1981 French Open at Roland-Garros. For the very first time, a documentary team was granted permission to shoot sequences in the backstage areas of the tournament.
The film holds cultural significance as a declaration of love from a tennis lover, following tennis greats like Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Chris Evert-Lloyd, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Yannick Noah, and Guillermo Vilas through miles of film containing historical pictures and unusual scenes.
Should you watch it?
“Experience the 1981 French Open through the first documentary allowed backstage at Roland-Garros.”
- Features legendary players such as Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Chris Evert-Lloyd, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Yannick Noah, and Guillermo Vilas.
- Provides unprecedented historical backstage access to the 1981 Roland-Garros tournament.
- Captured by director William Klein in a declaration of love from a tennis lover.
- The provided text and sources do not contain specific information regarding why someone might skip it beyond personal lack of interest in tennis documentaries.
Watch it if you want to see rare historical backstage footage of the greatest tennis players of 1981.
The film features a documentary tone capturing historical pictures and unusual scenes from the 1981 tournament.
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Whether it is worth watching?
It is worth watching for sports enthusiasts interested in rare backstage footage of tennis legends from 1981, holding a 74% rating on Kinobox.
What is the runtime or binge duration?
The film has a runtime of 2 hours and 10 minutes.
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The French is a feature-length documentary film rather than a television series with episodes.
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