Movie
The Adversary
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2002-08-28
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Genres
- Mystery, Drama, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- StudioCanal, Les Films Alain Sarde, France 3 Cinéma, Pauline's Angel, Vega Film, Vértigo Films
- Country
- France, Switzerland, Spain
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Daniel Auteuil as Jean-Marc Faure
- Géraldine Pailhas as Christine Faure
- François Cluzet as Luc
- François Berléand as Rémi
- Emmanuelle Devos as Marianne
- Alice Fauvet as Alice
- Martin Jobert as Vincent
- Michel Cassagne as Le père de Jean-Marc
- Joséphine Derenne as La mère de Jean-Marc
- Anne Loiret as Cécile
- Olivier Cruveiller as Jean-Jacques
- Nadine Alari as La mère de Christine
Crew
- Nicole Garcia - Director
- Frédéric Bélier-Garcia - Screenplay
- Nicole Garcia - Screenplay
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