The Rays and Shadows
2026 · 199 min
Drama · History
★ 7.5Jean 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.
Crew
- Director Xavier Giannoli
- Screenplay Xavier Giannoli
- Screenplay Jacques Fieschi
- Screenplay Patrick Godeau
- Screenplay Yves Stavrides
- Director of Photography Christophe Beaucarne
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
- M
Meherio Patoux
Corinne Luchaire (enfant)
Crew
- Director — Xavier Giannoli
- Screenplay — Xavier Giannoli
- Screenplay — Jacques Fieschi
- Screenplay — Patrick Godeau
- Screenplay — Yves Stavrides
- Director of Photography — Christophe Beaucarne
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