The Adversary

The Adversary (2002)

L'Adversaire

Based on the 2000 book of the same name by Emmanuel Carrère, it is inspired by the real-life story of Jean-Claude Romand. L'Adversaire's protagonist Jean-Marc Faure (Auteuil) pursues an imaginary career as a doctor of medicine in a plot more closely based on Romand's life and Carrère's book than was Laurent Cantet's 2001 film L'Emploi du Temps. The film was nominated for a Palme d'Or at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.

Date of release
2002-08-28
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (199)
Runtime
2h 9m
Genres
Mystery, Drama, Crime
Director
Nicole Garcia

Casting

  • Daniel Auteuil — Jean-Marc Faure
  • Géraldine Pailhas — Christine Faure
  • François Cluzet — Luc
  • François Berléand — Rémi
  • Emmanuelle Devos — Marianne
  • Alice Fauvet — Alice
  • Martin Jobert — Vincent
  • Michel Cassagne — Le père de Jean-Marc
  • Joséphine Derenne — La mère de Jean-Marc
  • Anne Loiret — Cécile
  • Olivier Cruveiller — Jean-Jacques
  • Nadine Alari — La mère de Christine

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