The Adversary
L'Adversaire
Release: 2002-08-28
·Runtime: 129m
·★ 6.6
Mystery
Drama
Crime
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.
Production Countries
France
Switzerland
Spain
Production Companies
StudioCanal
Les Films Alain Sarde
France 3 Cinéma
Pauline's Angel
Vega Film
Vértigo Films
Cast
Daniel Auteuil
as Jean-Marc Faure
Emmanuelle Devos
as Marianne
Olivier Cruveiller
as Jean-Jacques
François Cluzet
as Luc
Joséphine Derenne
as La mère de Jean-Marc
Nadine Alari
as La mère de Christine
Humbert Balsan
as Dr. Michel Philippot
Géraldine Pailhas
as Christine Faure
François Berléand
as Rémi
Martin Jobert
as Vincent
Anne Loiret
as Cécile
Nicolas Abraham
as Xavier
Bernard Fresson
as Le père de Christine
Jean-Claude Leguay
as Le magistrat à la déposition
