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The Adversary

Name: The Adversary
Director: Nicole Garcia
Genre: Mystery, Drama, Crime
Released: 2002-08-28
Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Géraldine Pailhas, François Cluzet, François Berléand, Emmanuelle Devos

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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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Daniel AuteuilGéraldine PailhasFrançois CluzetFrançois BerléandEmmanuelle DevosAlice FauvetMartin JobertMichel CassagneJoséphine DerenneAnne LoiretOlivier CruveillerNadine Alari

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Nicole Garcia

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