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The Rays and Shadows
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.
Directed by Xavier Giannoli, Christine de Jekel
75
User score
104 votes
Status
Released
Released
March 18, 2026
Runtime
3h 19m
Language
French, German
Budget → Revenue
$35M → —
Top cast
Jean Dujardin
Jean Luchaire
Nastya Golubeva Carax
Corinne Luchaire
August Diehl
Otto Abetz
Olivier Chantreau
Guy de Voisins
Anna Próchniak
Lydia Rogers
Lucile Vignolles
Suzanne de Bruyker
Chloé Astor
Françoise Luchaire
Vincent Colombe
Guy Crouzet
Maria Cavalier-Bazan
Eva
Valeriu Andriuță
Léonide Moguy
François de Brauer
Pierre Labarrière
Meherio Patoux
Corinne Luchaire (enfant)
Elina Löwensohn
Tosia Luchaire
André Marcon
Julien Luchaire
Philippe Torreton
Le procureur
Éric De Staercke
Hibbelen
Colette Crouzet
Marina
Nicolas Lumbreras
Jérôme, le comptable
Philippe Lévy
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Bogdan Zamfir
Wolrad
