The Great Arch
L'Inconnu de la Grande Arche
Release: 2025-11-05
·Runtime: 104m
·★ 7.2
Drama
1983. The biggest architectural competition in history, both anonymous and open, is launched under the impetus of a new socialist president, François Mitterrand. Coveted by all the biggest international architectural firms, the competition is surprisingly won by an unknown: Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, an architecture teacher from Copenhagen. Until then, the fifty-year-old Danish had only built 4 buildings: his home and three small chapels.
Production Countries
France
Denmark
Production Companies
Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
France 3 Cinéma
Le Pacte
Zentropa Entertainments
Cast
Sidse Babett Knudsen
as Liv von Spreckelsen
Michel Fau
as François Mitterrand
Cédric Appietto
as Tavelli
Jean des Forêts
as Alain Juppé
Raphaël Jimenez
as Alain Juppé's counselor
Xavier Dolan
as Jean-Louis Subilon
Viilbjørk Malling Agger
as Architect student
Claes Bang
as Johan Otto von Spreckelsen
Swann Arlaud
as Paul Andreu
Micha Lescot
as Leloup
Alessandro Bressanello
as Marble man
