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The Rays and Shadows

Original title: Les Rayons et les Ombres

  • Movie
  • 2026
  • 3h 19m

Directed by Xavier Giannoli

7.4

TMDB audience rating
7.4 out of 10 from 144 votes

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Overview

Jean and Otto, a French newspaperman and a young German Francophile, are fighting for peace in Europe. Jean’s daughter, Corinne, is launching a brilliant acting career in the film world, but war breaks out and France is occupied. The two friends have a major role to play in this new France. Jean becomes a big press baron and an ardent advocate of collaboration with the occupying forces, while Otto becomes the Reich’s ambassador in Paris. Corinne, meanwhile, finds herself thrown into the lion’s pit.

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Cast and crew

  • Jean Dujardin

    Jean DujardinJean Luchaire

  • Nastya Golubeva Carax

    Nastya Golubeva CaraxCorinne Luchaire

  • August Diehl

    August DiehlOtto Abetz

  • Olivier Chantreau

    Olivier ChantreauGuy de Voisins

  • Anna Próchniak

    Anna PróchniakLydia Rogers

  • Lucile Vignolles

    Lucile VignollesSuzanne de Bruyker

  • Chloé Astor

    Chloé AstorFrançoise Luchaire

  • Vincent Colombe

    Vincent ColombeGuy Crouzet

  • Maria Cavalier-Bazan

    Maria Cavalier-BazanEva

  • Valeriu Andriuță

    Valeriu AndriuțăLéonide Moguy

  • François de Brauer

    François de BrauerPierre Labarrière

  • Meherio PatouxCorinne Luchaire (enfant)

  • Elina Löwensohn

    Elina LöwensohnTosia Luchaire

  • André Marcon

    André MarconJulien Luchaire

  • Philippe Torreton

    Philippe TorretonLe procureur

  • Éric De Staercke

    Éric De StaerckeHibbelen

  • Colette Crouzet

    Colette CrouzetMarina

  • Nicolas Lumbreras

    Nicolas LumbrerasJérôme, le comptable

Director
Xavier Giannoli
Writer
Xavier Giannoli, Jacques Fieschi and Patrick Godeau
Music
Guillaume Roussel
Cinematography
Christophe Beaucarne