In 1981, Roland-Garros management offers William Klein the possibility to film the tournament. As a tennis fan, the photograph accepts without hesitation and directs The French, a mythic documentary. The story of the yellow ball and a stunning spotlight on the 80’s.
Almost 35 years later, everything changed. What did The French became ? In the French is a photograph of our time, of a stadium through major changes and also a way of immortalising the greatest tennis generation since 1981 ; with the best cast possible. Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, Murray, Tsonga, Serena Williams…
