

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.
Johan Otto von Spreckelsen

Liv von Spreckelsen

Jean-Louis Subilon

Paul Andreu

François Mitterrand

Alain Juppé

Leloup

Marble man

Marble man's daughter
Architect student

Tavelli

Dewasne
Saint-Germain
Forestier
Alain Juppé's counselor

François Mitterrand's counselor
L'huissier Elysée

Secrétaire Subilon

Pei
Femme invitée
Ouvrier
Gardien Elysée

Political advisor
Passant parvis La Défense (uncredited)

Collaborateur François Mitterrand (uncredited)
Etudiante architecture (uncredited)
Le Serveur du restaurant (uncredited)
