The Rays and Shadows

Name: The Rays and Shadows
Genre: History, Drama, Family
Released: 2026-03-18
Duration: 3 h 19 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Jean Dujardin, Nastya Golubeva Carax, August Diehl, Olivier Chantreau, Anna Próchniak

Les Rayons et les Ombres (2026)

Timing: 3:19 (199 min)

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Video for the film The Rays and Shadows — L'INTERVIEW - LES RAYONS ET LES OMBRES (Jean Dujardin, Nastya Golubeva, Xavier Giannoli...)

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Release date

2026-03-18

Country

France

Production

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

Genre

History, Drama, Family

Budget

$35 000 000

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Director

Xavier Giannoli

Actors

Jean Dujardin, Nastya Golubeva Carax, August Diehl, Olivier Chantreau, Anna Próchniak, Lucile Vignolles, Chloé Astor, Vincent Colombe, Maria Cavalier-Bazan, Valeriu Andriuță
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Producer

Patrick Godeau, Olivier Delbosc, Sidonie Dumas, Christine De Jekel

Camera operator

Christophe Beaucarne

Composer

Guillaume Roussel

Artist

Riton Dupire-Clément

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Short description

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.