''The Adversary'' () is a 2002 French
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Nicole Garcia
Nicole Garcia (born 22 April 1946) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film '' Charlie Says'' was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Her film '' Going Away'' was screened in the Special Presentation section at the ...
, starring
Daniel Auteuil and
Géraldine Pailhas.
Plot
The film is based on the
2000 book of the same name by
Emmanuel Carrère which is inspired by the real-life story of
Jean-Claude Romand. ''L'Adversaires 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''.
Cast
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Daniel Auteuil as Jean-Marc Faure
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Géraldine Pailhas as Christine Faure
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François Cluzet as Luc
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Emmanuelle Devos
Emmanuelle Devos (born 10 May 1964) is a French actress. She is the daughter of actress Marie Henriau. She won the César Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in ''Sur mes lèvres'', directed by Jacques Audiard. She has also been ...
as Marianne
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Alice Fauvet as Alice
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Martin Jobert as Vincent
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Michel Cassagne as Jean-Marc's father
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Joséphine Derenne as Jean-Marc's mother
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Anne Loiret as Cécile
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Olivier Cruveiller as Jean-Jacques
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Nadine Alari as Christine's mother
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Nicolas Abraham as Xavier
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Bernard Fresson as Christine's father
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François Berléand as Rémi
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Sibylle Blanc as waitress
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Anne Benoît
Accolades
The film was nominated for a
Palme d'Or at the
2002 Cannes Film Festival.
At the
César Awards 2003 Auteuil was nominated as
Best actor,
François Cluzet as
Best supporting actor and
Emmanuelle Devos
Emmanuelle Devos (born 10 May 1964) is a French actress. She is the daughter of actress Marie Henriau. She won the César Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in ''Sur mes lèvres'', directed by Jacques Audiard. She has also been ...
as
Best supporting actress.
References
External links
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2002 films
2000s French-language films
2002 drama films
Films directed by Nicole Garcia
Films scored by Angelo Badalamenti
French drama films
Films based on non-fiction books
Drama films based on actual events
Films about lying
Films set in 1975
Films set in 1989
Films set in 1990
Films set in 1991
Films set in 1992
Films set in 1993
2000s French films
Films based on works by Emmanuel Carrère
BAC Films films
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