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Tommy Lee Jones
In The Electric Mist by Bertrand Tavernier
FRA/USA 2008, Competition
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Tommy Lee Jones
In The Electric Mist by Bertrand Tavernier
FRA/USA 2008, Competition
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Bertrand Tavernier
In The Electric Mist by Bertrand Tavernier
FRA/USA 2008, Competition
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Bertrand Tavernier last approached the hard-boiled thriller in 1981 when he brought Jim Thompson’s book “Pop. 1280” to the screen in COUP DE TORCHON. His latest film is based on American crime writer James Lee Burke’s “Into the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead”. In COUP DE TORCHON, Tavernier transposed Thompson’s novel to 1930s Senegal, which was a French colony at the time. IN THE ELECTRIC MIST was set in original American locations. The film marks the first US production for Tavernier, who is a great admirer of James Lee Burke: “He has a special voice among the film noir writers – if I had been able to transpose it to France, I would have.”
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Bertrand Tavernier
Director Bertrand Tavernier at the press conference of In The Electric Mist.
In The Electric Mist · Competition · Programme Press Conference · Feb 07, 2009
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John Goodman
John Goodman reporting on his experiences with Bertrand Tavernier.
In The Electric Mist · Competition · Programme Press Conference · Feb 07, 2009
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John Goodman, Bertrand Tavernier
John Goodman and Bertrand Tavernier at the photo call.
In The Electric Mist · Competition · Programme Press Conference · Feb 07, 2009
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Bertrand Tavernier, John Goodman
Bertrand Tavernier and John Goodman in the Berlinale Palast for the screening of In the Electric Mist.
In The Electric Mist · Competition · Berlinale Palast · Feb 07, 2009
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Bertrand Tavernier
In The Electric Mist · Competition · Feb 07, 2009
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John Goodman
In The Electric Mist · Competition · Feb 07, 2009
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Bruno de Keyzer (Camera), John Goodman (Actor), Bertrand Tavernier (Director)
In The Electric Mist
Competition · Press Conference · Feb 07, 2009
Bruno de Keyzer (Camera), John Goodman (Actor), Bertrand Tavernier (Director)
In The Electric Mist
Competition · Red Carpet · Feb 07, 2009