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The Rays and Shadows

The Rays and Shadows

2026•3h 19m•7.8/10
DramaHistoryFamily

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7.8/10(55)

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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Production

Curiosa Films, Waiting for Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, Gaumont

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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

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