The Great Arch (2025)
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.
Director:
Stéphane Demoustier
Writer:
Stéphane Demoustier
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Claes Bang as Johan Otto von Spreckelsen |
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Xavier Dolan as Jean-Louis Subilon |
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Swann Arlaud as Paul Andreu |
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Sidse Babett Knudsen as Liv von Spreckelsen |
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Michel Fau as François Mitterrand |
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Jean des Forêts as Alain Juppé |
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Micha Lescot as Leloup |
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Alessandro Bressanello as Marble man |
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Ilaria Cabras as Marble man's daughter |
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Viilbjørk Malling Agger as Architect student |
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Cédric Appietto as Tavelli |
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Olivier Marguerit as Dewasne |
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Patrick Sobelman as Saint-Germain |
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Guillaume Foresti as Forestier |
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Raphaël Jimenez as Alain Juppé's counselor |
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Pierre-François Grunewald as François Mitterrand's counselor |
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François Raison as L'huissier Elysée |
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Axelle Bossard as Secrétaire Subilon |
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Jiang Hong Chen as Pei |
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Cécile Ducrocq as Femme invitée |
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Olivier Galliano as Ouvrier |
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Benjamin Cléry as Gardien Elysée |
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Jérôme Lanvin as Political advisor |
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Jean-Yves Freyburger as Passant parvis La Défense (uncredited) |
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Thomas Garcia as Collaborateur François Mitterrand (uncredited) |
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Olivia Hahn Reichstein as Etudiante architecture (uncredited) |
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Stéphane Soubiran as Le Serveur du restaurant (uncredited) |
| Directing | Stéphane Demoustier | Director |
| Writing | Stéphane Demoustier | Screenplay |
| Writing | Laurence Cossé | Novel |
| Production | Muriel Meynard | Producer |
| Camera | David Chambille | Director of Photography |
| Production | Julie Allione | Casting |
| Editing | Damien Maestraggi | Editor |
| Camera | François Comparot | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Jean-Philippe Labille | Electrician |
| Camera | Juliette Pruvost | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Thibault Deboaisne | Music Supervisor |
| Directing | Thomas Metairie | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Adrien Abiteboul | Construction Buyer |
| Lighting | Hugo Devèze | Electrician |
| Lighting | Mathis Vaisenberg | Electrician |
| Lighting | Sophie Lelou | Gaffer |
| Directing | Diane Brasseur | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Teva Cellier | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Ilona L'Étang | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Chloé Dagonet | Unit Manager |
| Production | Chloé Dagonet | Location Manager |
| Production | Paul Lefresne | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Lola Sournac | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Alexandre Muhr | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Louise Traon | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Brice Winckler | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Flore Chandès | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ludivine Jahan | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Virgine Seffar | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjolaine Vialle | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Nell Mahé | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Directing | Marie Usannaz-Joris | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Nicolas Bachelet | Property Master |
| Art | Edwige Boutet | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Francesca Motte | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Marie Ondarts | Extras Casting |
| Editing | Antoine Deprez-Segobia | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Thomas Foster | Location Scout |
| Art | Fanny Franssen | Location Scout |
| Sound | Yann Arnaud | Music Arranger |
| Production | Zoé Magnin | Production Accountant |
| Production | Mai-Linh Monteiro | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Olivier Marguerit | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Anna Due | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Johannes Rasmus Rose | Sound |
| Visual Effects | Alexandre Lavaud | Digital Compositor |
| Editing | Yov Moor | Colorist |
| Editing | Romain Vincelot | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Visual Effects | Lise Fischer | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Catherine Cosme | Production Design |
