Monday 9 September saw Stéphane Demoustier kick off filming on The Great Arch [+lee también:
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entrevista: Stéphane Demoustier
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Stand-out names in the cast include Danish talents Claes Bang (the winner of 2017’s Best Actor European Film Award for The Square [+lee también:
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entrevista: Ruben Östlund
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entrevista: Xavier Giannoli
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entrevista: François Ozon
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entrevista: Hubert Charuel
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entrevista: Justine Triet
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Written by Stéphane Demoustier based upon Laurence Cossé’s book, La Grande Arche, the screenplay revolves around the biggest architectural competition in history, which was both anonymous and open to all and was launched in the early ‘80s at the instigation of a new socialist president. Coveted by all the international leaders in architecture, the winner of this competition is an unknown entrant: Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, an architecture teacher from Copenhagen who takes everyone by surprise. To this point in time, the fifty-year-old has only built 4 buildings: his house and three small chapels. "Spreck" is thrust centre stage overnight, becoming the focus of everyone’s attention, and, most importantly, handed the reins to a colossal project: building the Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris.

The Great Arch is being produced by Muriel Meynard on behalf of Ex Nihilo in co-production with Danish firm Zentropa Entertainments, Le Pacte (who are also steering distribution in France and international sales) and France 3 Cinéma. Pre-purchased by Canal+, Ciné+ and France Télévisions, the feature film also enjoys support in the form of an advance on receipts from the CNC as well as backing from the Île-de-France region and from the SOFICA companies Cofimage, Cineventure, Palatine Etoile and Cinecap. The 31-day film shoot will unfold between 9 September and 25 October in Île-de-France, Denmark and Italy, with David Chambille (whose recent works include The Empire [+lee también:
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For the record, Agat Films & Ex Nihilo unveiled The Most Precious of Cargoes [+lee también:
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entrevista: Michel Hazanavicius
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entrevista: Emmanuel Courcol
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entrevista: Louise Courvoisier
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entrevista: Antoine Chevrollier
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entrevista: Caroline Poggi y Jonathan …
ficha de la película] by Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel at the most recent Cannes Film Festival. They also screened Lawrence Valin’s Little Jaffna [+lee también:
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entrevista: Lawrence Valin
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ficha de la película] by Judith Davis (in France on 26 February 2025) and Nous toutes by Michel Leclerc (starring Léa Drucker, Vincent Elbaz and Vincent Macaigne).