L'Inconnu de la Grande Arche
7.3
104 minutes
11/5/2025
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.
Cast List
Claes Bang
as Johan Otto von Spreckelsen
Sidse Babett Knudsen
as Liv von Spreckelsen
Xavier Dolan
as Jean-Louis Subilon
Swann Arlaud
as Paul Andreu
Michel Fau
as François Mitterrand
Jean des Forêts
as Alain Juppé
Micha Lescot
as Leloup
Alessandro Bressanello
as Marble man
Ilaria Cabras
as Marble man's daughter
Viilbjørk Malling Agger
as Architect student
Cédric Appietto
as Tavelli
Olivier Marguerit
as Dewasne
Patrick Sobelman
as Saint-Germain
Guillaume Foresti
as Forestier
Raphaël Jimenez
as Alain Juppé's counselor
Pierre-François Grunewald
as François Mitterrand's counselor