The Great Arch
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.
Overnight, "Spreck" becomes the center of attention and is thrust under the spotlight. Above all, he finds himself at the head of a colossal project with huge political and economic stakes: building the Great Arch of La Défense.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : Agat Films - Ex nihilo
- Co-production : Le Pacte
- Foreign production company : Zentropa Entertainment
- Film exports/foreign sales : Le Pacte
- French distribution : Le Pacte
Full credits (3)
- Executive Producer : Muriel Meynard
- Screenwriter : Stéphane Demoustier
- Author of original work : Laurence Cossé
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 2025
- French release :
- Current status : In production
- Approval :
