The Rays and Shadows

Synopsis

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

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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

Crew

Art

• Riton Dupire-Clément Production Design
• Thierry Charpillon Swing
• Cyrille Crété Swing
• Thomas Demetz Swing
• Gaël Langlais Swing
• Eric Lapetite Swing
• Emmanuel Tostivint Swing
• Lionel Callari Property Master
• Etienne Rohde Supervising Art Director
• Pauline Bouvet Set Decoration Buyer
• Baptiste Tordeux Art Department Assistant
• Léo Vidberg Set Designer

Camera

• Christophe Beaucarne Director of Photography
• Jordan Champion Grip
• Bertrand Faucounau First Assistant "B" Camera
• Laurent Martin Grip
• Christine Tamalet Still Photographer
• Heol Denieul Second Assistant Camera
• Julia Fernández Second Assistant "B" Camera

Costume & Make-Up

• Avril Carpentier Makeup Artist
• Pauline Chambon Makeup Artist
• Mathilde Josset Makeup Artist
• Milou Sanner Key Hair Stylist
• Angèle Béraud Costume Standby
• Hélène Boisgontier Tailor
• Nathalie Chesnais Costume Supervisor
• Agathe Meinnemare Tailor
• Pascaline Chavanne Costume Design
• Audrey Luzeliamua Makeup Trainee

Crew

• Théo Lorente Set Runner
• Olivier Sa Stunt Coordinator
• Bryan Vigier Stunts

Directing

• Xavier Giannoli Director
• Léo Bourdon Second Assistant Director
• Mélaine Delaunay Second Assistant Director
• Brieuc Vanderswalm First Assistant Director
• Céline Savoldelli Script Supervisor

Lighting

• Antoine Guichard Rigging Grip
• Charles Carpentier Best Boy Electric
• Victor Abadia Gaffer

Production

• Cecilia Rose Production Manager
• Patrick Godeau Producer
• Olivier Delbosc Producer
• Emilien Bignon Associate Producer
• Nora Chabert Executive Co-Producer
• Christine de Jekel Executive Producer
• Sidonie Dumas Producer
• Cédric Iland Co-Producer
• Juliette Matrige Producer's Assistant
• Michaël Laguens Casting Director
• Léa Bacoup Assistant Unit Manager
• Jeanne Flogeac Assistant Unit Manager

Sound

• Solal Coulon Sound Assistant
• Louis Deschamps Boom Operator
• Cyril Moisson Sound
• David Davister Foley Mixer
• Vincent Maloumian Foley Artist
• Guillaume Roussel Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

• Alexandre Massot Visual Effects

Writing

• Xavier Giannoli Screenplay
• Jacques Fieschi Screenplay
• Patrick Godeau Screenplay
• Yves Stavrides Screenplay