The Rays and Shadows
7.3
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
Jean Luchaire
Known for
The Artist
The Wolf of Wall Street
Nastya Golubeva Carax
Corinne Luchaire
Known for
Holy Motors
Revoir Paris
August Diehl
Otto Abetz
Known for
Salt
Inglourious Basterds
Olivier Chantreau
Guy de Voisins
Known for
Das Boot
The Love Punch
Anna Próchniak
Lydia Rogers
Known for
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Warsaw 44
Lucile Vignolles
Suzanne de Bruyker
Known for
Night Call
Chloé Astor
Françoise Luchaire
Known for
Comment c'est loin
Pimp My Bride
Vincent Colombe
Guy Crouzet
Known for
Revenge
The Substance
Maria Cavalier-Bazan
Eva
Also in
Heads or Fails
A Place to Heal
Valeriu Andriuță
Léonide Moguy
Known for
Beyond the Hills
The Father Who Moves Mountains
François de Brauer
Pierre Labarrière
Known for
Fiasco
Delicious
Meherio Patoux
Corinne Luchaire (enfant)
No other roles listed
Xavier Giannoli Director · Jacques Fieschi Screenplay Patrick Godeau Screenplay
Budget $35M · First release March 18, 2026 · Produced in France
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Budget
$35,000,000
Production
Curiosa Films
Production
Waiting for Cinéma
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
Gaumont
Production
France
Produced in
Jean et Corinne Luchaire
Working title
Languages
Original title
Les Rayons et les Ombres
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · German
Release dates
France · March 18, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
June 8, 2026 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
France
October 27, 2026 · Digital · Canal+
October 27, 2026 · TV · Canal+
Indonesia
November 1, 2026 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
Italy
November 28, 2026 · Premiere · Torino Film Festival
Lithuania
April 17, 2026 · Theatrical
Spain
February 26, 2027 · Theatrical
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