The Rays and Shadows

Name: The Rays and Shadows
Director: Xavier Giannoli
Genre: Drama, History, Family
Released: 2026-03-18
Duration: 3 h 19 min
Rating: 7.66
Cast: Jean Dujardin, Nastya Golubeva Carax, August Diehl, Olivier Chantreau, Anna Próchniak

Directed by Xavier Giannoli

Drama

History

Family

20263h 19m7.7

Overview

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.