The Rays and Shadows (2026)

Name: The Rays and Shadows
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2026-03-18
Duration: 199 min
Cast: Jean Dujardin, Nastya Golubeva Carax, August Diehl, Olivier Chantreau, Anna Próchniak

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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Released 2026-03-18 · 199 min · Drama, History

Directed by Xavier Giannoli

Cast

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