Challengers

January 21st 7:30pm

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Luca Guadagnino / USA, Italy 2024 / 131 min / Cert 15

Following a triangle of relationships between tennis prodigies, Challengers vividly communicates the pains and gains of the professional tennis circuit, with a brilliantly innovative soundtrack.

Josh O’ Connor captures the charisma of talented but wayward Patrick; Mike Faist exemplifies boyhood buddy Art’s dogged discipline; Zendaya personifies beautiful Tashi’s talent, discipline and love for the game (that treats her cruelly).

We see the single-mindedness of elite athletes – attractive maybe but not necessarily nice or loveable?

Former world Top-10 player Andrea Petkovic wrote: “It’s not the best movie I have ever seen. But it is the best tennis movie. Maybe even the best sports movie. Sorry, Moneyball”