Drama ·History · France · 2025 · 1h 44m

The Great Arch

L'Inconnu de la Grande Arche

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Director
Stéphane Demoustier
Cast
Claes Bang as Johan Otto von Spreckelsen Xavier Dolan as Jean-Louis Subilon Swann Arlaud as Paul Andreu Sidse Babett Knudsen as Liv von Spreckelsen Michel Fau as François Mitterrand Jean des Forêts as Alain Juppé
Crew
David Chambille — Director of Photography Damien Maestraggi — Editor Olivier Marguerit — Original Music Composer Stéphane Demoustier — Screenplay Laurence Cossé — Novel Muriel Meynard — Producer
Synopsis

France, 1983. The biggest architectural competition in history is launched by the new socialist president, François Mitterrand. Coveted by all the biggest international architectural firms, the open-call competition is surprisingly won by an unknown: Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, an architecture teacher from Copenhagen. Until then, the fifty-year-old Dane had built only four buildings: his home, and three small chapels.

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Mood & Themes
paris, francearchitectreal story
Key Collaborators
Stéphane Demoustier Director David Chambille Director of Photography Damien Maestraggi Editor Olivier Marguerit Original Music Composer Stéphane Demoustier Screenplay Laurence Cossé Novel Muriel Meynard Producer Catherine Cosme Production Design
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