
The film adapts Emmanuel Carrère’s 2000 book, about the true story of Jean‑Claude Romand. It follows Jean‑Marc Faure (Vincent Auteuil), who pretends to be a medical doctor, a plot follows Romand’s life and Carrère’s account closer than Laurent Cantet’s 2001 adaptation L’Emploi du Temps. The picture was nominated for the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2002.
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Anne Loiret
Cécile

François Berléand
Rémi

Daniel Auteuil
Jean-Marc Faure

Bernard Fresson
Le père de Christine

Humbert Balsan
Dr. Michel Philippot

François Cluzet
Luc

Géraldine Pailhas
Christine Faure

Emmanuelle Devos
Marianne

Olivier Cruveiller
Jean-Jacques

Martin Jobert
Vincent

Joséphine Derenne
La mère de Jean-Marc

Jean-Claude Leguay
Le magistrat à la déposition

Nicolas Abraham
Xavier

Nadine Alari
La mère de Christine

Michel Cassagne
Le père de Jean-Marc

Alice Fauvet
Alice

Muriel Amat
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