The Rays and Shadows

2026 199 min Drama, History, Family

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.

oscars

budget $35,000,000

director Xavier Giannoli

writers Xavier Giannoli, Jacques Fieschi, Patrick Godeau, Yves Stavrides