Borg vs. McEnroe
2019
Computer Files, Websites
It’s the summer of 1980 and Björn Borg (Sverrir Gudnason) is the top tennis player in the world. A powerful and rigorously disciplined player, there is only one obstacle in his pursuit of a record-breaking fifth Wimbledon championship: the highly talented but ferociously abrasive young American, John McEnroe (Shia LaBeouf). With three days until the tournament begins, Borg trains with his coach and mentor Lennart (Stellan Skarsgård). But McEnroe’s explosive confidence and wrecking-ball persona continue to infiltrate Borg’s ice-cool and normally unshakable temperament. With each man the antithesis of the other, both players delve into their formative memories as the climactic tournament draws near and anticipation reaches fever pitch. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. Nominated for Best European Actor at the **European Film Awards**. "*A psychological portrait of competition, friendship and a complicated, temperamental prodigy, whose outbursts and lack of self-control threaten to derail what promises to be a fruitful athletic career.*" - Ann Hornaday, ***The Washington Post***
Main title:
Author:
Metz, Janus, film directorLaBeouf, Shia, actorSkarsgård, Stellan, 1951-, actorGudnason, Sverrir, actorVendetta Films (Firm), distributorKanopy (Firm), distributor
Work:
Imprint:
Vendetta Films, 2017.[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019.
Collation:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (108 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Notes:
Title from title frames.FilmIn Process Record.Originally produced by Vendetta Films in 2017.In English,French,German,Spanish,Swedish
Performers:
Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgard, Sverrir Gudnason
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
BRN:
425083
Electronic access:
Access eFilm - A Kanopy streaming videohttps://www.kanopy.com/node/5704990/external-image - Cover Image