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‘The French’ Film Review: Reissued Sports Doc Serves a Spirited Look at Tennis’ Golden Age

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terre battue, William Klein’s movie about the 1981 Roland Garros tournament, “The French.”Klein, an American-born, French-identified photographer and filmmaker now in his 90s, had long been lauded for his street-smart, irony-laden, instinctively artistic work.

His feature debut, the 1966 fashion satire “Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?” is a jaggedly funny trip, and his often political documentaries are marked by portraits of Muhammad Ali and Eldridge Cleaver that examined American societal fissures through the lens of notoriety, fame and outsiderdom.“The French” (“presented” by Wes Anderson) makes full use of Klein’s unprecedented access inside the chaos of athletic stardom, the tactics of top stars, and the operational workings of a major.

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