The Rays and Shadows

The Rays and Shadows

2026
3h 19min

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.

The Rays and Shadows

Storyline

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.
    Released
    18 March 2026
    Runtime
    3h 19min
    Director
    Budget
    $35,000,000
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    French
    Production
    Curiosa Films, Waiting for Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, Gaumont
Cast
Jean Dujardin
Jean Dujardin
Jean Luchaire
Nastya Golubeva Carax
Nastya Golubeva Carax
Corinne Luchaire
August Diehl
August Diehl
Otto Abetz
Olivier Chantreau
Olivier Chantreau
Guy de Voisins
Anna Próchniak
Anna Próchniak
Lydia Rogers
Lucile Vignolles
Lucile Vignolles
Suzanne de Bruyker
Chloé Astor
Chloé Astor
Françoise Luchaire
Vincent Colombe
Vincent Colombe
Guy Crouzet
Maria Cavalier-Bazan
Maria Cavalier-Bazan
Eva
Valeriu Andriuță
Valeriu Andriuță
Léonide Moguy
François de Brauer
François de Brauer
Pierre Labarrière
Meherio Patoux
Corinne Luchaire (enfant)
Elina Löwensohn
Elina Löwensohn
Tosia Luchaire
André Marcon
André Marcon
Julien Luchaire
Philippe Torreton
Philippe Torreton
Le procureur
Éric De Staercke
Éric De Staercke
Hibbelen
Colette Crouzet
Marina
Nicolas Lumbreras
Nicolas Lumbreras
Jérôme, le comptable
Philippe Lévy
Philippe Lévy
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Bogdan Zamfir
Bogdan Zamfir
Wolrad
Santiago Godoy-Giraldo
Lorenço
Jochen Hägele
Jochen Hägele
Obliz
Oliver Bigalke
Oliver Bigalke
Gottschalk
Franz Lang
Franz Lang
De Wiet
Nicolas Biaud-Mauduit
Patron Laboratoire Pharmaceutique
Nicolas Avinée
Nicolas Avinée
Philippe
Éric Herson-Macarel
Éric Herson-Macarel
Medecin
Giorgia Sinicorni
Giorgia Sinicorni
Delphine, vendeuse mode
Markus Schleinzer
Markus Schleinzer
General Van Haffel
Armand Eloi
Armand Eloi
Amiral Darian
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