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L'inconnu de la Grande Arche

L'inconnu de la Grande Arche

2025Movie⏱️ 1h 44m
BiographyDramaHistory
7.1
IMDB Rating
560 votes

The story of Otto von Spreckelsen, a real-life architecture teacher from Copenhagen, who surprised the world when he won an open-call competition launched by French president François Mitterrand.

Director
Stéphane Demoustier
Writers
Laurence Cossé, Stéphane Demoustier
Stars
Claes Bang, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Xavier Dolan
Release Date
November 5, 2025
Language
French, English, Danish, Italian
Country
France, Denmark
🎯 8
Nominations
💬 2
Reviews
📋 1.8K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Claes Bang
Claes Bang
as Otto von Spreckelsen
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Sidse Babett Knudsen
as Liv von Spreckelsen
Xavier Dolan
Xavier Dolan
as Jean-Louis Subilon
Swann Arlaud
Swann Arlaud
as Paul Andreu
Michel Fau
Michel Fau
as François Mitterrand
Micha Lescot
Micha Lescot
as Leloup
Jean des Forêts
Jean des Forêts
as Alain Juppé
👤
Ilaria Cabras
as La fille du marbrier
Alessandro Bressanello
Alessandro Bressanello
as Le marbrier
Cédric Appietto
Cédric Appietto
as Tavelli le grutier

💰 Box Office

$2,144,920
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Production
Ex Nihilo, Zentropa Entertainments, France 3 Cinéma

🏷️ Keywords

architect1980sparis francefrench presidentbased on novel

🎯 Categories

FrenchBiographyDramaHistory

⭐ Featured Review

Would watch again
by livaksoerensen2026-01-04
9/10

"I hadn't expected to enjoy this movie as much as I did. I thought the cinematography was stunning and the acting superb. Even though it was a slow paced movie, i was never bored and only became more intrigued as it went on. I was a bit disappointed by the ending, but you of course can't totally change real life events. I also felt myself appreciate the process behind architecture more after watching and now have the sudden urge to go to Paris and see it for myself...."

💡 Did You Know?

Nowhere in the movie it is mentioned that the form of the 'Arch' or 'Cube' is a tesseract, a hypercube projected onto the three-dimensional world.

📖 Synopsis

The story of Otto von Spreckelsen, a real-life architecture teacher from Copenhagen, who surprised the world when he won an open-call competition launched by French president François Mitterrand.