The Great Arch

Plot

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.

At a glance

Year
2025
Runtime
104 min
Genre
Drama, History
Original language
French
Production countries
France, Denmark
Director
Stéphane Demoustier
Cast
Claes Bang, Xavier Dolan, Swann Arlaud, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Michel Fau