Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
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Based on an extraordinary true story, The Great Arch stars Claes Bang as Danish architect Otto von Spreckelsen, the unlikely visionary chosen to design Paris’s monumental Grande Arche at La Défense. Directed by Stéphane Demoustier and premiering at Cannes, this elegant, gripping drama chronicles the collision between uncompromising artistic vision and the hard realities of politics, bureaucracy, and ego. As von Spreckelsen battles shifting government demands, ballooning budgets, and cultural resistance, his dream project becomes an all-consuming obsession. What begins as a triumph of design slowly transforms into a high-stakes struggle over authorship, integrity, and legacy. The Great Arch is a riveting portrait of genius under pressure.
For more information on seeing the film visit oifilmfest.org
Based on an extraordinary true story, The Great Arch stars Claes Bang as Danish architect Otto von Spreckelsen, the unlikely visionary chosen to design Paris’s monumental Grande Arche at La Défense. Directed by Stéphane Demoustier and premiering at Cannes, this elegant, gripping drama chronicles the collision between uncompromising artistic vision and the hard realities of politics, bureaucracy, and ego. As von Spreckelsen battles shifting government demands, ballooning budgets, and cultural resistance, his dream project becomes an all-consuming obsession. What begins as a triumph of design slowly transforms into a high-stakes struggle over authorship, integrity, and legacy. The Great Arch is a riveting portrait of genius under pressure.
