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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- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Daniel AuteuilJean-Marc Faure
- Géraldine PailhasChristine Faure
- François CluzetLuc
- François BerléandRémi
- Emmanuelle DevosMarianne
- Alice FauvetAlice
- Martin JobertVincent
- Michel CassagneLe père de Jean-Marc
- Joséphine DerenneLa mère de Jean-Marc
- Anne LoiretCécile
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- Nicole GarciaDirector
- Frédéric Bélier-GarciaScreenplay
- Nicole GarciaScreenplay
- Emmanuel CarrèreNovel
- Jean-Marc FabreDirector of Photography
- Angelo BadalamentiOriginal Music Composer
- Emmanuelle CastroEditor
- Alain SardeProducer
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