The Adversary
6.7
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.
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Daniel Auteuil
Jean-Marc Faure
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Géraldine Pailhas
Christine Faure
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François Cluzet
Luc
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François Berléand
Rémi
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The Chorus
Emmanuelle Devos
Marianne
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Alice Fauvet
Alice
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Martin Jobert
Vincent
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Trouble at Timpetill
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Michel Cassagne
Le père de Jean-Marc
Known for
Lemming
Every Man for Himself
Joséphine Derenne
La mère de Jean-Marc
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Diary of a Chambermaid
Looking for Hortense
Anne Loiret
Cécile
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Blue Is the Warmest Color
Maigret
Olivier Cruveiller
Jean-Jacques
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Delicacy
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Nadine Alari
La mère de Christine
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The Sleeping Car Murders
Nicole Garcia Director · Frédéric Bélier-Garcia Screenplay Emmanuel Carrère Author
First release August 28, 2002 · Produced in France, Switzerland, Spain · Production Les Films Alain Sarde, France 3 Cinéma
Production
StudioCanal
Production
Les Films Alain Sarde
Production
France 3 Cinéma
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Pauline's Angel
Production
Vega Film
Production
Vértigo Films
Production
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Production
France · Switzerland · Spain
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Original title
L'Adversaire
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 28, 2002
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
January 1, 2003 · Theatrical
Finland
November 1, 2002 · Theatrical
France
March 12, 2026 · TV · Polar+
Germany
June 29, 2016 · TV · arte
Portugal
January 3, 2003 · Theatrical
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