The Adversary (2002)

Genève, Switzerland

World headquarters of the WHO, inaugurated in 1966 on Appia Avenue in Geneva, in the international district near the Palais des Nations.

The scene : This is where Jean-Marc Faure is supposed to work as a physician-researcher — the imposture that structures his entire double life.

Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland

Geneva International Airport, located in Cointrin, is the main air transport platform of the Romandy region in Switzerland, straddling the Franco-Swiss border.

The scene : The airport punctuates the false business trips that Jean-Marc Faure maintains as fiction with his family.

Genève, Switzerland

Geneva Palace on the Wilson quay, by the shores of Lake Geneva, with a view of the harbor and the water jet.

The scene : Instead of flying to a conference in Oslo, Jean-Marc Faure hides in a hotel: it is the emptiness of his invented days that surfaces.

Pontarlier, France

Hypermarket of Pontarlier, located at 66 rue de Salins in the Haut-Doubs. Operated under the Géant Casino brand at the time of filming, it is now an Intermarché Hyper following the bankruptcy of the Casino group.

The scene : Around a table, the family is gathered; the mother, in tears, hints at the rising tension.

France

Natural region of medium mountains in the eastern Doubs, around Pontarlier, along the Swiss border and the Jura massif.

The scene : The landscapes of Haut-Doubs, on the Swiss border, serve as the backdrop for the family's daily life and the character's wanderings.

Cannes, France

Belle Époque Palace inaugurated in 1911 on the Croisette in Cannes, with its two iconic domes, is a major venue for the International Film Festival. Designed by architect Charles Dalmas in Art Deco Belle Époque style, it is a listed historic monument and holds the label Heritage of the 20th century.

The scene : In full sunlight, on a terrace: Marianne tells Jean-Marc Faure that he carries a deep melancholy within him.