CinemaOSMovie · 2025 · 1h 44m
The Great Arch
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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.

Directed byStéphane Demoustier

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 44m
Language
FR
Released
November 5, 2025
Studios
Agat Films & Cie / Ex NihiloFrance 3 CinémaLe Pacte

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Claes Bang

Claes Bang

Johan Otto von Spreckelsen

Xavier Dolan

Xavier Dolan

Jean-Louis Subilon

Swann Arlaud

Swann Arlaud

Paul Andreu

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Liv von Spreckelsen

Michel Fau

François Mitterrand

Jean des Forêts

Jean des Forêts

Alain Juppé

Micha Lescot

Micha Lescot

Leloup

Alessandro Bressanello

Alessandro Bressanello

Marble man

Ilaria Cabras

Marble man's daughter

Viilbjørk Malling Agger

Viilbjørk Malling Agger

Architect student

Creative team
Directed by
Stéphane Demoustier
Stéphane Demoustier
Written by
Stéphane Demoustier
Stéphane Demoustier
Produced by
Muriel Meynard
Marie Gade Denessen

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