The Rays and Shadows

The Rays and Shadows (2026)


  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Release Date: 2026-03-18
  • User Rating: 7.8/10 from 14 ratings
  • Runtime: 3h 15min
  • Language: Français
  • Production Company: Curiosa Films
  • Production Country: France
  • Director: Xavier Giannoli
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From 14 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Jean Dujardin

    as Jean Luchaire
  • Nastya Golubeva Carax

    as Corinne Luchaire
  • August Diehl

    as Otto Abetz
  • Chloé Astor

    as Françoise
  • Nicolas Avinée

    as Philippe
  • Giorgia Sinicorni

    as Delphine
  • Anna Próchniak

    as Lydia Rogers
  • André Marcon

    as
  • Philippe Torreton

    as Avocat
  • Maria Cavalier-Bazan

    as
  • Vincent Colombe

    as Guy Crouzet
  • Jean Pierre Horcholle

    as Le producteur de mogui
  • Kate Arley

    as Baronne Ivanov
  • Pascaline Chotard

    as
  • Lucas Varoclier

    as Le fils d'Eva
  • Simone Mumford

    as Comtesse Russe
Directing Xavier Giannoli Director
Writing Xavier Giannoli Screenplay
Art Riton Dupire-Clément Production Design
Crew Théo Lorente Set Runner
Production Cecilia Rose Production Manager
Directing Léo Bourdon Second Assistant Director
Directing Mélaine Delaunay Second Assistant Director
Directing Brieuc Vanderswalm First Assistant Director
Art Thierry Charpillon Swing
Art Cyrille Crété Swing
Art Thomas Demetz Swing
Art Gaël Langlais Swing
Art Eric Lapetite Swing
Art Emmanuel Tostivint Swing
Writing Jacques Fieschi Screenplay
Writing Patrick Godeau Screenplay
Writing Yves Stavrides Screenplay
Crew Olivier Sa Stunt Coordinator
Camera Christophe Beaucarne Director of Photography
Production Patrick Godeau Producer
Production Olivier Delbosc Producer
Lighting Antoine Guichard Rigging Grip
Art Lionel Callari Property Master
Production Emilien Bignon Associate Producer
Production Nora Chabert Executive Co-Producer
Production Christine de Jekel Executive Producer
Production Sidonie Dumas Producer
Production Cédric Iland Co-Producer
Production Juliette Matrige Producer's Assistant
Production Michaël Laguens Casting Director
Art Etienne Rohde Supervising Art Director
Costume & Make-Up Avril Carpentier Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Pauline Chambon Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Mathilde Josset Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Milou Sanner Key Hair Stylist
Production Léa Bacoup Assistant Unit Manager
Production Jeanne Flogeac Assistant Unit Manager
Production Tom Leboiteux Assistant Unit Manager
Production Matthieu Touvet Assistant Unit Manager
Production Éva Meuriot Assistant Unit Manager
Production Bruno Salinas Unit Manager
Art Pauline Bouvet Set Decoration Buyer
Art Baptiste Tordeux Art Department Assistant
Art Léo Vidberg Set Designer
Sound Solal Coulon Sound Assistant
Sound Louis Deschamps Boom Operator
Sound Cyril Moisson Sound
Visual Effects Alexandre Massot Visual Effects
Crew Bryan Vigier Stunts
Lighting Charles Carpentier Best Boy Electric
Camera Jordan Champion Grip
Camera Bertrand Faucounau First Assistant "B" Camera
Camera Laurent Martin Grip
Camera Christine Tamalet Still Photographer
Production Lucie Perraudin Extras Casting Assistant
Production Claire Pouzaud Extras Casting Assistant
Costume & Make-Up Angèle Béraud Costume Standby
Costume & Make-Up Hélène Boisgontier Tailor
Costume & Make-Up Nathalie Chesnais Costume Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Agathe Meinnemare Tailor
Production Cesar Victor Location Assistant
Directing Céline Savoldelli Script Supervisor
Art Emilie Ferrenq Property Master
Art Yann Mauborgne Props
Sound David Davister Foley Mixer
Sound Vincent Maloumian Foley Artist
Camera Heol Denieul Second Assistant Camera
Camera Julia Fernández Second Assistant "B" Camera
Lighting Victor Abadia Gaffer
Art Pierre Barault Construction Buyer
Costume & Make-Up Pascaline Chavanne Costume Design
Sound Guillaume Roussel Original Music Composer

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