The Great Arch (L'Inconnu de la Grande Arche)

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Top Cast

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