The Rays and Shadows (2026) — drama, family, history film. Directed by Xavier Giannoli. Starring Jean Dujardin, Nastya Golubeva Carax, August Diehl, Olivier Chantreau. This page maps 8 characters and 7 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 7.5/10 from 107 votes.
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A biographical drama exploring collaboration, guilt, and moral reckoning through the lens of the Luchaire family during WWII and its aftermath.
Drama, Family, History · 7.5/10 · 199 min · 2026
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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