The Rays and Shadows (2026)

About This Movie

The Rays and Shadows is a 2026 drama and history film directed by Xavier Giannoli. Its leading cast includes Jean Dujardin, Nastya Golubeva Carax and August Diehl. It runs for 3 hours 19 minutes. Its original language is French.

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Cast

• Jean Dujardin Jean Luchaire
• Nastya Golubeva Carax Corinne Luchaire
• August Diehl Otto Abetz
• Olivier Chantreau Guy de Voisins
• Anna Próchniak Lydia Rogers
• Lucile Vignolles Suzanne de Bruyker
• Chloé Astor Françoise Luchaire
• Vincent Colombe Guy Crouzet
• Maria Cavalier-Bazan Eva
• Valeriu Andriuță Léonide Moguy
• François de Brauer Pierre Labarrière
• M Meherio Patoux Corinne Luchaire (enfant)
• Elina Löwensohn Tosia Luchaire
• André Marcon Julien Luchaire
• Philippe Torreton Le procureur
• Éric De Staercke Hibbelen
• Colette Crouzet Marina
• Nicolas Lumbreras Jérôme, le comptable