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Les Rayons et les Ombres
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Les Rayons et les Ombres

Release Date (BE)

01 / 04 / 2026

Movie Tag

adolescents Adolescents

Distributor

Cineart (BE)
Jean and Otto, a French press man and a young German Francophile, fight for peace in Europe. Jean’s daughter, Corinne, begins a brilliant career as a film actress. But war breaks out and France is occupied. The two friends play a major role in this new France. Jean achieves the stature of a major press magnate, an ardent promoter of collaboration with the occupier; Otto becomes the Reich’s ambassador to Paris. Corinne finds herself thrown into the lion’s den…
De Franse journalist Jean Luchaire en de Duitse francofiel Otto Abetz sluiten vriendschap bij hun ontmoeting. Samen binden ze de strijd aan om de vrede te bewaren op het Europese continent. Intussen timmert Jeans dochter Corinne aan haar weg om het als filmactrice te maken. Wanneer de Tweede Wereldoorlog uitbreekt en Frankrijk onder naziregime komt te staan, zullen beide mannen een hoofdrol spelen op het toneel. Jean zakt weg in de collaboratie en stampt in het jaar 1940 de avondkrant Les Nouveaux Temps uit de grond. Otto wordt dan weer benoemd tot Duitse ambassadeur in de Franse hoofdstad.
Jean et Otto, un homme de presse français et un jeune francophile allemand, se battent pour la paix en Europe. La fille de Jean, Corinne, démarre une brillante carrière d’actrice de cinéma. Mais la guerre éclate et la France est occupée. Les deux amis ont un rôle majeur dans cette nouvelle France. Jean trouve la stature d’un grand patron de presse, ardent promoteur de la Collaboration avec l’occupant, Otto devient l’ambassadeur du Reich à Paris. Corinne, se trouve jetée dans la fosse aux lions…
historical drama

Made in

France

Duration

-

Directed by

Xavier Giannoli

Cast

August Diehl, Jean Dujardin, André Marcon, Nastya Golubeva Carax, ...
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