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Story summary
- Stéphane Demoustier adapts Laurence Cossé's novel into a film about the troubled design of Paris's Arche de la Défense.
- The story centers on Danish architect Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, who wins the competition but faces political and budget pressures.
- He struggles to maintain his artistic vision amid cost-cutting, and the film highlights his emotional turmoil.
- The ending is downbeat and critiques French artistic culture.
