Unfortunately I had to choose again the unfriendly and chaotic UGC Les Halles, because it is the only cinema in Paris that is showing the film at a convenient time. The film starts at 7:40.
So we can meet at 7.15 with our tickets at the bottom of the escalator (righthand side).

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In the Electric Mist ( Dans la brume électrique) marks legendary French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier’s first North American-made motion picture. Tavernier, a big fan of American crime fiction (he previously adapted Jim Thompson’s Pop. 1280 into Coup de Torchon), jumped at the chance to bring James Lee Burke’s bestselling novel In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead to the big screen.

While on an investigation into a series of grisly murders, veteran detective Dave Robicheaux (Tommy Lee Jones) navigates his way through the Louisiana bayou and the dark, sultry world of New Orleans mobster "Baby Feet" Balboni (John Goodman). Layers of corruption and long-dead secrets reawaken grudges and a lethal alliance A tangled web of killings, past and present, converges in a shocking showdown with stakes that become deeply personal to Robicheaux and his family. Featuring music from five-time GRAMMY Award-winner Buddy Guy, this film takes you deep into Cajun country's hidden worlds.

Tavernier does an excellent job capturing the local colour of the area in the scenes where Robicheaux canvases the locals. The entire film was shot on location and this only enhances the authenticity of the story’s setting which is rich in atmosphere – also helped by the liberal use of blues and zydeco music. The cinematography has a textured quality to it that really brings out the lushness of the region.

The cast is outstanding with Tommy Lee Jones doing his patented gruff yet savvy lawman, Peter Sarsgaard portraying a boozy actor, and John Goodman as a scene-stealing mobster with a genial facade that barely masks a threatening demeanour. The cast is rounded out by fascinating veteran character actors like Mary Steenburgen, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Ned Beatty.