Final Set

Final Set (French: Cinquième set) is a 2020 French sports drama film written and directed by Quentin Reynaud. It stars Alex Lutz as an aging tennis player who competes in the qualifying rounds of the French Open for one last attempt at glory. The film premiered at the 2020 Angoulême Francophone Film Festival. It was later released in France on 16 June 2021.

Final Set
International release poster
FrenchCinquième set
Directed byQuentin Reynaud
Written byQuentin Reynaud
Starring
CinematographyVincent Mathias
Edited byJean-Baptiste Beaudoin
Music byDelphine Malaussena
Production
company
22h22
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 30 August 2020 (2020-08-30) (Angoulême)
  • 16 June 2021 (2021-06-16) (France)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Premise

Thomas Edison was once renowned as a young tennis prodigy, but never had the career he hoped for. At 37, despite his declining physical fitness and shattered knee he decides to compete in the intense qualifying rounds of the French Open at Roland-Garros for one last attempt at glory. Although his wife Eve and mother Judith advise him to give up, Thomas obsessively pushes forward. He will have to fight his own demons and will ultimately face a determined young player who reminds him of his younger self.

Cast

Production

Final Set was writer-director Quentin Reynaud's second film following Paris-Willouby, released in 2015. Reynaud, himself a former tennis player, sought to create a tennis film with tennis at the forefront of the story. To this end, he became the first French director to be authorized to film on the Roland-Garros grounds, specifically Court 14.[1] Alex Lutz had to undergo training to be able to achieve the realistic "posture" of a tennis player and worked extensively with Reynaud to achieve that. Prior to filming, Lutz claimed that he had the tennis skill of a "beach badminton" player, so he worked to create specific mannerisms on the court.

Jürgen Briand, who portrayed the young prodigy Damien Thosso, is himself a current French tennis player achieveing a career high ATP rating of 594.[2]

Reception

Box office

In France, the film earned $418,659, where it premiered for five weeks.[3]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 88% of eight critics' reviews are positive.[4]

References
  1. à 19h20, Par Pierre Vavasseur Le 22 septembre 2019; À 21h45, Modifié Le 22 Septembre 2019 (2019-09-22). "Cinéma : Alex Lutz monte au filet à Roland-Garros". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  2. "Jurgen Briand | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  3. "Final Set". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  4. Final Set, retrieved 2022-02-20
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