The Great Arch (2025)

6.8/10 • 104 min • Drama History

Overview

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.

Cast

Claes Bang

Johan Otto von Spreckelsen

Xavier Dolan

Jean-Louis Subilon

Swann Arlaud

Paul Andreu

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Liv von Spreckelsen

Jean des Forêts

Alain Juppé

Micha Lescot

Leloup

Alessandro Bressanello

Marble man

Viilbjørk Malling Agger

Architect student

Cédric Appietto

Tavelli

Patrick Sobelman

Saint-Germain

Raphaël Jimenez

Alain Juppé's counselor

François Raison

L'huissier Elysée

Axelle Bossard

Secrétaire Subilon

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