The Rays and Shadows 2026
Les Rayons et les Ombres
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.
Cast
M
Meherio Patoux
Corinne Luchaire (enfant)
S
Santiago Godoy-Giraldo
Lorenço
N
Nicolas Biaud-Mauduit
Patron Laboratoire Pharmaceutique
P
Philipp Weissert
Friedrich
S
Stéphane Avril
Man in the tavern
A
Amra Guthleben
Young Brigitte Luchaire
C
Catherine Lairaud
Prison guard
F
Fabienne Boutin
Sanatorium nurse 2
S
Sylvain Saint-Jalmes
Sceptical journalist
C
Christian Schweda
Gestapo Man 1
C
Chris Zastera
Gestapo Man 2
S
Simon Dubois
FFI Man 1
L
Lionel Ales
FFI Man 2
E
Emmanuel Georges
Man in the park 1
V
Vincent Lagahe
Man in the park 2
J
Jean Pierre Horcholle
Moguy producer
N
Nicolas Benoist
Surgeon
K
Katia Crivellari
Paris nurse
F
Frédéric Liévain
Sacha Guitry
A
Antoine Pinquier
Moguy assistant director
A
Alexandre Rudel
German officer 2
P
Pauline Sagetat
German comedian
A
August Brisson-Ingemarrson
Scouts' choir member
G
Gustaf Brisson-Ingemarsson
Scouts' choir member
L
Louis Mahé
Scouts' choir member
D
Daniel Garlitsky
Violinist jazz club
K
Kate Arley
Baroness Ivanov (uncredited)
M
Mathieu Brassier
Park guard (uncredited)
A
Adèle Montebourg
Young woman Maxim's (uncredited)
S
Simone Mumford
Russian countess (uncredited)
S
Sara Novak
Russian countess (uncredited)
X
Xavier Pitois
Moguy assistant
C
Clément Vanmel
Roger Duchesne (uncredited)
L
Lucas Varoclier
Eva's son (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Xavier Giannoli
- Producers
- Patrick Godeau, Olivier Delbosc, Sidonie Dumas
- Executive Producers
- Christine de Jekel
- Cinematography
- Christophe Beaucarne
- Composer
- Guillaume Roussel
- Production Design
- Riton Dupire-Clément
- Costume Design
- Pascaline Chavanne
Details
- Release date
- Mar 18, 2026
- Runtime
- 199 min
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $35,000,000
- Studios
- Curiosa Films, Waiting for Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, Gaumont
- Country
- France
- Language
- French, German
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