The French Backdrop

The French

Roland-Garros, 1981: For the very first time, a documentary team is allowed to shoot sequences in the backstage of the French Open of tennis of Roland-Garros. William Klein's camera takes us on the heels of the greatest players of the time: Björn Borg, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Chris Evert-Lloyd, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Yannick Noah, Guillermo Vilas... Miles of film. Historical pictures, a thousand and one details, a thousand and one unusual scenes. A declaration of love from a tennis lover.

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Directors

> William Klein (Director)
> William Klein (Director of Photography)
> Nurith Aviv (Director of Photography)
> Jean-David Lefebvre (First Assistant Director)
> Marlene van Thuyne (Second Assistant Director)
> Michel Yelloz (Second Assistant Director)
> Jean-Paul Andrieu (Second Assistant Director)
> Yann Le Masson (Director of Photography)
> Nicolas Levy (Second Assistant Director)

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