| The Adversary | |
| Director: | Nicole Garcia |
| Producer: | Alain Sarde |
| Starring: | Daniel Auteuil Géraldine Pailhas |
| Music: | Angelo Badalamenti |
| Cinematography: | Jean-Marc Fabre |
| Editing: | Emmanuelle Castro |
| Distributor: | BAC Films |
| Runtime: | 130 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Gross: | $5.7 million [1] |
The Adversary (fr|'''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'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.
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.