The Great Arch
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.
Synopsis
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.
Original Title: L'inconnu de la grande arche
Release Date: 2025-05-14
Original Language: FR
Cast & Crew
Claes Bang
Johan Otto von Spreckelsen
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Liv von Spreckelsen
Swann Arlaud
Paul Andreu
Michel Fau
François Mitterrand
Xavier Dolan
Jean-Louis Subilon
Alessandro Bressanello
Marble man
Viilbjørk Malling Agger
Architect student
Pierre-François Grunewald
Conseiller de François Mitterrand