The Rays and Shadows

★7.7 2026 3h 19m Drama, History

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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Actors

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
MP Meherio Patoux Corinne Luchaire (enfant)