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
Cécile
Olivier Cruveiller
Jean-Jacques
Nadine Alari
La mère de Christine
Nicolas Abraham
Xavier
Bernard Fresson
Le père de Christine
Humbert Balsan
Dr. Michel Philippot
Jean-Claude Leguay
Le magistrat à la déposition
Muriel Amat
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Crew
Nicole Garcia
Director, Screenplay
Frédéric Bélier-Garcia
Screenplay
Emmanuel Carrère
Novel
Emmanuelle Castro
Editor
Jean-Marc Fabre
Director of Photography
Christine Gozlan
Executive Producer
Alain Sarde
Producer
Andrés Martín
Associate Producer
Véronique Barnéoud
Production Design
Thierry Flamand
Production Design
Nathalie du Roscoat
Costume Design
Angelo Badalamenti
Original Music Composer
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