The Adversary | |
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Directed by | Nicole Garcia |
Written by | Frederic Belier-Garcia Jacques Fieschi, from the book by Emmanuel Carrère |
Produced by | Alain Sarde |
Starring |
Daniel Auteuil Géraldine Pailhas |
Cinematography | Jean-Marc Fabre |
Edited by | Emmanuelle Castro |
Music by | Angelo Badalamenti |
Distributed by | Bac Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $5.7 million [1] |
The Adversary ( French: L'Adversaire) is a 2002 French drama film directed by Nicole Garcia, starring Daniel Auteuil and Géraldine Pailhas. [2]
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'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. [3] At the César Awards 2003 Auteuil was nominated as Best actor, François Cluzet as Best supporting actor and Emmanuelle Devos as Best supporting actress.