Film
The Great Arch
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.
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 BangJohan Otto von Spreckelsen
- Xavier DolanJean-Louis Subilon
- Swann ArlaudPaul Andreu
- Sidse Babett KnudsenLiv von Spreckelsen
- Michel FauFrançois Mitterrand
- Jean des ForêtsAlain Juppé
- Micha LescotLeloup
- Alessandro BressanelloMarble man
