The Adversary (2002)
"L'adversaire" (original title)

When a man murders his wife, children and parents, the ensuing investigation reveals that he's been living a lie for almost 20 years.

Director:

Nicole Garcia

Writers:

Frédéric Bélier-Garcia, Emmanuel Carrère (novel),

Stars:

Daniel Auteuil, Géraldine Pailhas, François Cluzet

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Auteuil	...	Jean-Marc Faure
Géraldine Pailhas	...	Christine Faure
François Cluzet	...	Luc
Emmanuelle Devos	...	Marianne
Alice Fauvet	...	Alice
Martin Jobert	...	Vincent
Michel Cassagne	...	Le père de Jean-Marc
Joséphine Derenne	...	La mère de Jean-Marc
Anne Loiret	...	Cécile
Olivier Cruveiller	...	Jean-Jacques
Nadine Alari	...	La mère de Christine
Nicolas Abraham	...	Xavier
Bernard Fresson	...	Le père de Christine
François Berléand	...	Rémi
Muriel Amat

Storyline

When a man murders his wife, children and parents, the ensuing investigation reveals that he's been living a lie for almost 20 years.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | 1990s | deception | theft | crime scene | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

France Switzerland Spain

Language:

French

Release Date:

28 August 2002 (France)

Also Known As:

The Adversary

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,242,890 (France) (30 August 2002)

Gross:

$4,500,801 (France) (13 September 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Alain Sarde, France 3 Cinéma, Pauline's Angel

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on a true story, that of Jean-Claude Romand, who on January 9, 1993, killed his wife, two children and both his parents.

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Connections

Features Papa Beaver's Story Time (1993)

User Reviews

Desperate world of Emmanuel Carrere works well on screen

Emmanuel Carrere's novels are chilling, desperate and very well told. This adaptation to screen by Nicole Garcia works pretty well. If it wasn't based on a true story, you'd think that it's silly and a bit too much. The movie certainly doesn't leave a happy feeling with you, it's hopeless and sad, in everyone's point of view. So the story is told in the beginning of the movie, in the matter of fact before to movie starts, but the point isn't that at all. Film is about what's going on inside Jean Claude Romand's (played by great Daniel Auteuil) head and life during the times before he murders everyone he knows. The music in L'Adversaire is by Angelo Badalamenti, one of my favorite composers (escpecially Twin Peaks -soundtrack), and it fits perfectly. Latest adaptation of Carrere's work is La Moustache and it's directed by himself