The Adversary 2002
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.
- Released: 2002-08-28
- Runtime: 129 minutes
- Genre: Mystery, Drama, Crime
- Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Géraldine Pailhas, François Cluzet, François Berléand, Emmanuelle Devos, Alice Fauvet, Martin Jobert, Michel Cassagne, Joséphine Derenne, Anne Loiret, Olivier Cruveiller, Nadine Alari, Nicolas Abraham, Bernard Fresson, Humbert Balsan, Jean-Claude Leguay, Muriel Amat
- Director: Nicole Garcia