The Adversary

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.

Cast

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

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