The Rays and Shadows

The Rays and Shadows

Original Title: Les rayons et les ombres
Release: 2026 | Community Score: 77%

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

Jean Dujardin

Jean Dujardin

Jean Luchaire
Nastya Golubeva Carax

Nastya Golubeva Carax

Corinne Luchaire
August Diehl

August Diehl

Otto Abetz
Olivier Chantreau

Olivier Chantreau

Guy de Voisins
Anna Próchniak

Anna Próchniak

Lydia Rogers
Lucile Vignolles

Lucile Vignolles

Suzanne de Bruyker
Chloé Astor

Chloé Astor

Françoise Luchaire
Vincent Colombe

Vincent Colombe

Guy Crouzet
Maria Cavalier-Bazan

Maria Cavalier-Bazan

Eva
Valeriu Andriuță

Valeriu Andriuță

Léonide Moguy
François de Brauer

François de Brauer

Pierre Labarrière
Meherio Patoux

Meherio Patoux

Corinne Luchaire (enfant)
Elina Löwensohn

Elina Löwensohn

Tosia Luchaire
André Marcon

André Marcon

Julien Luchaire
Philippe Torreton

Philippe Torreton

Le procureur
Éric De Staercke

Éric De Staercke

Hibbelen
Colette Crouzet

Colette Crouzet

Marina
Nicolas Lumbreras

Nicolas Lumbreras

Jérôme, le comptable
Philippe Lévy

Philippe Lévy

Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Bogdan Zamfir

Bogdan Zamfir

Wolrad
Santiago Godoy-Giraldo

Santiago Godoy-Giraldo

Lorenço
Jochen Hägele

Jochen Hägele

Obliz
Oliver Bigalke

Oliver Bigalke

Gottschalk
Franz Lang

Franz Lang

De Wiet
Nicolas Biaud-Mauduit

Nicolas Biaud-Mauduit

Patron Laboratoire Pharmaceutique
Nicolas Avinée

Nicolas Avinée

Philippe
Éric Herson-Macarel

Éric Herson-Macarel

Medecin
Giorgia Sinicorni

Giorgia Sinicorni

Delphine, vendeuse mode
Markus Schleinzer

Markus Schleinzer

General Van Haffel
Armand Eloi

Armand Eloi

Amiral Darian
Philipp Weissert

Philipp Weissert

Friedrich
Alban Aumard

Alban Aumard

Waffen SS meeting
Mike Maas

Mike Maas

Wehrmacht officer
Rodolphe Sand

Rodolphe Sand

Corinne's agent
Aurore Broutin

Aurore Broutin

Woman in the resistance
Fabrice Delorme

Fabrice Delorme

Man in the resistance
Stéphane Avril

Stéphane Avril

Man in the tavern
Damien Gouy

Damien Gouy

Young Gaullist soldier
David Baalcke

David Baalcke

Von Choltitz
Jacques Ledran

Jacques Ledran

Embassy employee
Mathilde Bisson

Mathilde Bisson

Woman Maxim's
Amra Guthleben

Amra Guthleben

Young Brigitte Luchaire
Elise Diamant

Elise Diamant

Ginette Leclerc
Catherine Lairaud

Catherine Lairaud

Prison guard
Émilie Pierson

Émilie Pierson

Sanatorium nurse 1
Fabienne Boutin

Fabienne Boutin

Sanatorium nurse 2
Sylvain Saint-Jalmes

Sylvain Saint-Jalmes

Sceptical journalist
Christian Schweda

Christian Schweda

Gestapo Man 1
Chris Zastera

Chris Zastera

Gestapo Man 2
Simon Dubois

Simon Dubois

FFI Man 1
Lionel Ales

Lionel Ales

FFI Man 2
Aurélien Lorgnier

Aurélien Lorgnier

Bertrand announcer
Emmanuel Georges

Emmanuel Georges

Man in the park 1
Vincent Lagahe

Vincent Lagahe

Man in the park 2
Jean Pierre Horcholle

Jean Pierre Horcholle

Moguy producer
Nicolas Benoist

Nicolas Benoist

Surgeon
Katia Crivellari

Katia Crivellari

Paris nurse
Nicolas de Lavergne

Nicolas de Lavergne

Anonymous man
Frédéric Liévain

Frédéric Liévain

Sacha Guitry
Antoine Pinquier

Antoine Pinquier

Moguy assistant director
Thomas Arnaud

Thomas Arnaud

Prunier journalist
Fabien Jegoudez

Fabien Jegoudez

SS Officer Maxim's
Alexandre Rudel

Alexandre Rudel

German officer 2
Pauline Sagetat

Pauline Sagetat

German comedian
August Brisson-Ingemarrson

August Brisson-Ingemarrson

Scouts' choir member
Gustaf Brisson-Ingemarsson

Gustaf Brisson-Ingemarsson

Scouts' choir member
Louis Mahé

Louis Mahé

Scouts' choir member
Daniel Garlitsky

Daniel Garlitsky

Violinist jazz club
Kate Arley

Kate Arley

Baroness Ivanov (uncredited)
Mathieu Brassier

Mathieu Brassier

Park guard (uncredited)
Adèle Montebourg

Adèle Montebourg

Young woman Maxim's (uncredited)
Simone Mumford

Simone Mumford

Russian countess (uncredited)
Sara Novak

Sara Novak

Russian countess (uncredited)
Xavier Pitois

Xavier Pitois

Moguy assistant
Clément Vanmel

Clément Vanmel

Roger Duchesne (uncredited)
Lucas Varoclier

Lucas Varoclier

Eva's son (uncredited)