The Rays and Shadows
Taste attributes: dramahistoryfamilyhistoricalslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationship
Boxlist takeWarm-hearted and emotional: an unhurried historical drama, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
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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.
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 199 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Curiosa Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
