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The Adversary

Original title: L'Adversaire

  • Movie
  • 2002
  • 2h 9m

Directed by Nicole Garcia

6.6

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6.6 out of 10 from 199 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Daniel Auteuil

    Daniel AuteuilJean-Marc Faure

  • Géraldine Pailhas

    Géraldine PailhasChristine Faure

  • François Cluzet

    François CluzetLuc

  • François Berléand

    François BerléandRémi

  • Emmanuelle Devos

    Emmanuelle DevosMarianne

  • Alice FauvetAlice

  • Martin Jobert

    Martin JobertVincent

  • Michel CassagneLe père de Jean-Marc

  • Joséphine Derenne

    Joséphine DerenneLa mère de Jean-Marc

  • Anne Loiret

    Anne LoiretCécile

  • Olivier Cruveiller

    Olivier CruveillerJean-Jacques

  • Nadine Alari

    Nadine AlariLa mère de Christine

  • Nicolas Abraham

    Nicolas AbrahamXavier

  • Bernard Fresson

    Bernard FressonLe père de Christine

  • Humbert Balsan

    Humbert BalsanDr. Michel Philippot

  • Jean-Claude Leguay

    Jean-Claude LeguayLe magistrat à la déposition

  • Muriel Amat

Director
Nicole Garcia
Writer
Emmanuel Carrère, Nicole Garcia and Frédéric Bélier-Garcia
Music
Angelo Badalamenti
Cinematography
Jean-Marc Fabre