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.
as Johan Otto von Spreckelsen
as Jean-Louis Subilon
as Paul Andreu
as Liv von Spreckelsen
as François Mitterrand
as Alain Juppé
as Leloup
as Marble man
as Marble man's daughter
as Architect student
as Tavelli
as Dewasne
as Saint-Germain
as Forestier
as Alain Juppé's counselor
as François Mitterrand's counselor
as L'huissier Elysée
as Secrétaire Subilon
as Pei
as Femme invitée
as Ouvrier
as Gardien Elysée
as Political advisor
as Passant parvis La Défense (uncredited)
as Collaborateur François Mitterrand (uncredited)
as Etudiante architecture (uncredited)
as Le Serveur du restaurant (uncredited)
