The Rays and Shadows

3h 19m
7.8

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 Luchaire
Nastya Golubeva Carax
Corinne Luchaire
August Diehl
Otto Abetz
Olivier Chantreau
Guy de Voisins
Anna Próchniak
Lydia Rogers
Lucile Vignolles
Suzanne de Bruyker
Chloé Astor
Françoise Luchaire
Vincent Colombe
Guy Crouzet
Maria Cavalier-Bazan
Eva
Valeriu Andriuță
Léonide Moguy
François de Brauer
Pierre Labarrière
Meherio Patoux
Corinne Luchaire (enfant)
Elina Löwensohn
Tosia Luchaire
André Marcon
Julien Luchaire
Philippe Torreton
Le procureur
Éric De Staercke
Hibbelen
Colette Crouzet
Marina
Nicolas Lumbreras
Jérôme, le comptable
Philippe Lévy
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Bogdan Zamfir
Wolrad
Santiago Godoy-Giraldo
Lorenço
Jochen Hägele
Obliz
Oliver Bigalke
Gottschalk
Franz Lang
De Wiet
Nicolas Biaud-Mauduit
Patron Laboratoire Pharmaceutique
Nicolas Avinée
Philippe
Éric Herson-Macarel
Medecin
Giorgia Sinicorni
Delphine, vendeuse mode
Markus Schleinzer
General Van Haffel
Armand Eloi
Amiral Darian
Philipp Weissert
Friedrich
Alban Aumard
Waffen SS meeting
Mike Maas
Wehrmacht officer
Rodolphe Sand
Corinne's agent
Aurore Broutin
Woman in the resistance
Fabrice Delorme
Man in the resistance
Stéphane Avril
Man in the tavern
Damien Gouy
Young Gaullist soldier
David Baalcke
Von Choltitz
Jacques Ledran
Embassy employee
Mathilde Bisson
Woman Maxim's
Amra Guthleben
Young Brigitte Luchaire
Elise Diamant
Ginette Leclerc
Catherine Lairaud
Prison guard
Émilie Pierson
Sanatorium nurse 1
Fabienne Boutin
Sanatorium nurse 2
Sylvain Saint-Jalmes
Sceptical journalist
Christian Schweda
Gestapo Man 1
Chris Zastera
Gestapo Man 2
Simon Dubois
FFI Man 1
Lionel Ales
FFI Man 2
Aurélien Lorgnier
Bertrand announcer
Emmanuel Georges
Man in the park 1
Vincent Lagahe
Man in the park 2
Jean Pierre Horcholle
Moguy producer
Nicolas Benoist
Surgeon
Katia Crivellari
Paris nurse
Nicolas de Lavergne
Anonymous man
Frédéric Liévain
Sacha Guitry
Antoine Pinquier
Moguy assistant director
Thomas Arnaud
Prunier journalist
Fabien Jegoudez
SS Officer Maxim's
Alexandre Rudel
German officer 2
Pauline Sagetat
German comedian
August Brisson-Ingemarrson
Scouts' choir member
Gustaf Brisson-Ingemarsson
Scouts' choir member
Louis Mahé
Scouts' choir member
Daniel Garlitsky
Violinist jazz club
Kate Arley
Baroness Ivanov (uncredited)
Mathieu Brassier
Park guard (uncredited)
Adèle Montebourg
Young woman Maxim's (uncredited)
Simone Mumford
Russian countess (uncredited)
Sara Novak
Russian countess (uncredited)
Xavier Pitois
Moguy assistant
Clément Vanmel
Roger Duchesne (uncredited)
Lucas Varoclier
Eva's son (uncredited)

Crew

Nora Chabert
Executive Co-Producer
Xavier Giannoli
Director, Screenplay
Jacques Fieschi
Screenplay
Patrick Godeau
Screenplay, Producer
Yves Stavrides
Screenplay
Christophe Beaucarne
Director of Photography
Brieuc Vanderswalm
First Assistant Director
Léo Bourdon
Second Assistant Director
Mélaine Delaunay
Second Assistant Director
Christine de Jekel
Executive Producer
Olivier Delbosc
Producer
Sidonie Dumas
Producer
Emilien Bignon
Associate Producer
Cédric Iland
Co-Producer
Juliette Matrige
Producer's Assistant
Riton Dupire-Clément
Production Design
Heol Denieul
Second Assistant Camera
Bertrand Faucounau
First Assistant "B" Camera
Julia Fernández
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Michaël Laguens
Casting Director
Lucie Perraudin
Extras Casting Assistant
Claire Pouzaud
Extras Casting Assistant
Nathalie Chesnais
Costume Supervisor
Pascaline Chavanne
Costume Design
Angèle Béraud
Costume Standby
Milou Sanner
Key Hair Stylist
Avril Carpentier
Makeup Artist
Pauline Chambon
Makeup Artist
Mathilde Josset
Makeup Artist
Audrey Luzeliamua
Makeup Trainee
Baptiste Tordeux
Art Department Assistant
Etienne Rohde
Supervising Art Director
Solal Coulon
Sound Assistant
Cyril Moisson
Sound
Louis Deschamps
Boom Operator
Vincent Maloumian
Foley Artist
David Davister
Foley Mixer
Alexandre Massot
Visual Effects
Guillaume Roussel
Original Music Composer
Antoine Guichard
Rigging Grip
Pauline Bouvet
Set Decoration Buyer
Léo Vidberg
Set Designer
Pierre Barault
Construction Buyer
Yann Mauborgne
Props
Christine Tamalet
Still Photographer
Céline Savoldelli
Script Supervisor
Charles Carpentier
Best Boy Electric
Cesar Victor
Location Assistant
Bryan Vigier
Stunts
Olivier Sa
Stunt Coordinator
Lionel Callari
Property Master
Emilie Ferrenq
Property Master
Thierry Charpillon
Swing
Cyrille Crété
Swing
Thomas Demetz
Swing
Gaël Langlais
Swing
Eric Lapetite
Swing
Emmanuel Tostivint
Swing
Théo Lorente
Set Runner
Jordan Champion
Grip
Laurent Martin
Grip
Victor Abadia
Gaffer
Cecilia Rose
Production Manager
Bruno Salinas
Unit Manager
Léa Bacoup
Assistant Unit Manager
Jeanne Flogeac
Assistant Unit Manager
Tom Leboiteux
Assistant Unit Manager
Matthieu Touvet
Assistant Unit Manager
Éva Meuriot
Assistant Unit Manager
Hélène Boisgontier
Tailor
Agathe Meinnemare
Tailor