Schindler's List
1993 · Drama · History
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Film / 2025
The Great Arch
Directed by
Stéphane Demoustier
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.
The story
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
Ilaria CabrasMarble man's daughter
Viilbjørk Malling AggerArchitect student
Cédric AppiettoTavelli
Olivier MargueritDewasne
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Patrick SobelmanSaint-Germain
Guillaume ForestiForestier
Raphaël JimenezAlain Juppé's counselor
Pierre-François GrunewaldFrançois Mitterrand's counselor
François RaisonL'huissier Elysée
Axelle BossardSecrétaire Subilon
Jiang Hong ChenPei
Cécile DucrocqFemme invitée
Olivier GallianoOuvrier
Benjamin CléryGardien Elysée
Jérôme LanvinPolitical advisor
Jean-Yves FreyburgerPassant parvis La Défense (uncredited)
Thomas GarciaCollaborateur François Mitterrand (uncredited)
Olivia Hahn ReichsteinEtudiante architecture (uncredited)
Stéphane SoubiranLe Serveur du restaurant (uncredited)
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