The Adversary
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2002-08-28
Runtime: 129 mins
Director: Nicole Garcia
Spoken language: Français
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Crime
Original title: The Adversary
Production Companies: StudioCanal, Les Films Alain Sarde, France 3 Cinéma, Pauline's Angel, Vega Film, Vértigo Films
Production Countries: France, Switzerland, Spain
Cast
Daniel Auteuil
Géraldine Pailhas
François Cluzet
François Berléand
Emmanuelle Devos
Alice Fauvet
Martin Jobert
Michel Cassagne
Joséphine Derenne
Anne Loiret
Olivier Cruveiller
Nadine Alari
Nicolas Abraham
Bernard Fresson
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