The Great Arch

The Great Arch

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2025-11-05

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.

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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.

Released

2025-11-05

Runtime

104

Director

Thomas Metairie

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

Language

Dansk

Production

Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo

France 3 Cinéma

Le Pacte

Zentropa Entertainments

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