The Rays and Shadows

The Rays and Shadows (2026)

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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.

Director: Xavier Giannoli
Writers: Xavier Giannoli, Jacques Fieschi, Patrick Godeau, Yves Stavrides.

Casts

	Jean Dujardin as Jean Luchaire
	Nastya Golubeva Carax as Corinne Luchaire
	August Diehl as Otto Abetz
	Olivier Chantreau as Guy de Voisins
	Anna Próchniak as Lydia Rogers
	Lucile Vignolles as Suzanne de Bruyker
	Chloé Astor as Françoise Luchaire
	Vincent Colombe as Guy Crouzet
	Maria Cavalier-Bazan as Eva
	Valeriu Andriuță as Léonide Moguy
	François de Brauer as Pierre Labarrière
	Meherio Patoux as Corinne Luchaire (enfant)
	Elina Löwensohn as Tosia Luchaire
	André Marcon as Julien Luchaire
	Philippe Torreton as Le procureur
	Éric De Staercke as Hibbelen
	Colette Crouzet as Marina
	Nicolas Lumbreras as Jérôme, le comptable
	Philippe Lévy as Louis-Ferdinand Céline
	Bogdan Zamfir as Wolrad
	Santiago Godoy-Giraldo as Lorenço
	Jochen Hägele as Obliz
	Oliver Bigalke as Gottschalk
	Franz Lang as De Wiet
	Nicolas Biaud-Mauduit as Patron Laboratoire Pharmaceutique
	Nicolas Avinée as Philippe
	Éric Herson-Macarel as Medecin
	Giorgia Sinicorni as Delphine, vendeuse mode
	Markus Schleinzer as General Van Haffel
	Armand Eloi as Amiral Darian
	Philipp Weissert as Friedrich
	Alban Aumard as Waffen SS meeting
	Mike Maas as Wehrmacht officer
	Rodolphe Sand as Corinne's agent
	Aurore Broutin as Woman in the resistance
	Fabrice Delorme as Man in the resistance
	Stéphane Avril as Man in the tavern
	Damien Gouy as Young Gaullist soldier
	David Baalcke as Von Choltitz
	Jacques Ledran as Embassy employee
	Mathilde Bisson as Woman Maxim's
	Amra Guthleben as Young Brigitte Luchaire
	Elise Diamant as Ginette Leclerc
	Catherine Lairaud as Prison guard
	Émilie Pierson as Sanatorium nurse 1
	Fabienne Boutin as Sanatorium nurse 2
	Sylvain Saint-Jalmes as Sceptical journalist
	Christian Schweda as Gestapo Man 1
	Chris Zastera as Gestapo Man 2
	Simon Dubois as FFI Man 1
	Lionel Ales as FFI Man 2
	Aurélien Lorgnier as Bertrand announcer
	Emmanuel Georges as Man in the park 1
	Vincent Lagahe as Man in the park 2
	Jean Pierre Horcholle as Moguy producer
	Nicolas Benoist as Surgeon
	Katia Crivellari as Paris nurse
	Nicolas de Lavergne as Anonymous man
	Frédéric Liévain as Sacha Guitry
	Antoine Pinquier as Moguy assistant director
	Thomas Arnaud as Prunier journalist
	Fabien Jegoudez as SS Officer Maxim's
	Alexandre Rudel as German officer 2
	Pauline Sagetat as German comedian
	August Brisson-Ingemarrson as Scouts' choir member
	Gustaf Brisson-Ingemarsson as Scouts' choir member
	Louis Mahé as Scouts' choir member
	Daniel Garlitsky as Violinist jazz club
	Kate Arley as Baroness Ivanov (uncredited)
	Mathieu Brassier as Park guard (uncredited)
	Adèle Montebourg as Young woman Maxim's (uncredited)
	Simone Mumford as Russian countess (uncredited)
	Sara Novak as Russian countess (uncredited)
	Xavier Pitois as Moguy assistant
	Clément Vanmel as Roger Duchesne (uncredited)
	Lucas Varoclier as Eva's son (uncredited)

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