The Rays and Shadows
2026 · 3h 19m · Drama, History, Family
Skip it. The premise of French-German collaboration during WWII *could* be fascinating, but the plot description reads like a muddled soap opera rather than a sharp historical drama—and without any critical scores or recognizable names to vouch for it, there's no reason to gamble your evening on this one.
Plot
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.
Director: Xavier Giannoli
Cast: Jean Dujardin, Nastya Golubeva Carax, August Diehl, Olivier Chantreau, Anna Próchniak
