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8/10. A dark, sadly true story, with a masterly performance of Daniel Auteuil. xu 1 October 2002. This is a tough, poignant film - as it evolves, the viewer becomes submerged in the dark universe of the main character, a man living a lie for years in front of his family and friends.
Sep 10, 2012 · The Adversary. Film; Advertising. ... Auteuil and Devos do their best, but the film is essentially stillborn. Written by GA Monday 10 September 2012. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email WhatsApp.
The Adversary. Details: 1972, Rest of the world, Cert 15, 112 mins. Direction: Satyajit Ray. ... A Story of Children and Film review â Mark Cousins's 'spine-tingling' visual essay.
The Adversary DRAMA A man (Daniel Auteuil) lies to his friends and family by telling them he is a physician employed by the World Health Organization.
Emmanuel Carrère Screenplay. Jean-Marc Fabre Cinematography. Angelo Badalamenti Music.
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.
Garcia's film, by contrast, tries to convey the isolation and anguish of a man who has lived for most of his adult life without purpose yet who still manages to hold together a family and convince his friends he has a great career. Cantet's film just about manages to end happily, whilst Garcia's ends as the grimmest of Greek tragedies.
