The Adversary [52999] Released: 2002-08-28 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 129 mins Popularity: 1.4742 Vote Average: 6.598 Vote Count: 179 Overview: 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. Cast [17] Daniel AuteuilJean-Marc Faure Géraldine PailhasChristine Faure François CluzetLuc François BerléandRémi Emmanuelle DevosMarianne Alice FauvetAlice Martin JobertVincent Michel CassagneLe père de Jean Joséphine DerenneLa mère de Jean Anne LoiretCécile Olivier CruveillerJean-Jacques Nadine AlariLa mère de Chri Nicolas AbrahamXavier Bernard FressonLe père de Chri Humbert BalsanDr. Michel Phili Jean-Claude LeguayLe magistrat à Muriel Amat Trailers