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In the Electric Mist poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 65.2 / 100
2009·Crime / Drama / Mystery·1h 57m

IN THE ELECTRIC MIST

“NO ONE CAN ESCAPE THE SINS OF THE PAST”

Lt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie (Baby Feet) Balboni, who is co-producer of a Civil War film. At the same time, after Elrod Sykes, the star of the film, reports finding another corpse in the Atchafalaya Swamp near the movie set, Robicheaux starts another investigation, believing the corpse to be the remains of a black man who he saw being murdered 35 years before.

Above the Line
Bertrand Tavernier·DirectorJerzy Kromolowski·ScreenplayMary Olson-Kromolowski·ScreenplayBruno de Keyzer·Director of PhotographyMarco Beltrami·Original Music ComposerLarry Madaras·Editor
Cast
Tommy Lee Jones·Dave RobicheauxJohn Goodman·Julie 'Baby Feet' BalboniPeter Sarsgaard·Elrod SykesMary Steenburgen·Bootsie RobicheauxKelly Macdonald·Kelly DrummondJustina Machado·Rosie GomezNed Beatty·Twinky LeMoyneJames Gammon·Ben HebertPruitt Taylor Vince·Lou GirardLevon Helm·General John Bell Hood
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Bertrand Tavernier·Director
Writing· 3
Jerzy Kromolowski·ScreenplayMary Olson-Kromolowski·ScreenplayJames Lee Burke·Novel
Camera· 2
Bruno de Keyzer·Director of PhotographyChris Squires·Steadicam Operator
Editing· 4
Larry Madaras·EditorThierry Derocles·EditorRoberto Silvi·EditorCindy Bond·Digital Intermediate Producer
Sound & Music· 1
Marco Beltrami·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 7
Merideth Boswell·Production DesignKelly Curley·Art DirectionKathy Kiatta·Costume DesignSara L. Holman·Art Department CoordinatorCaryn Frankenfield·Set CostumerAllison Gordin·Makeup ArtistKellie Robinson·Makeup Artist
Production· 7
Deborah Dobson Bach·ProducerMichael Fitzgerald·ProducerPenelope Glass·Executive ProducerGulnara Sarsenova·Executive ProducerFrédéric Bourboulon·ProducerLisa Mae Fincannon·CastingJeanne McCarthy·Casting
Other Departments· 5
Marcia Evers·SeamstressAlicia Johnson·Visual Effects CoordinatorJames Trapper McEvoy·Rigging GripWells A. Smith·Rigging GripStephen Bourgeois·Special Effects Coordinator
By the Numbers
65.2
OF 100
Master Score
6.1
OF 10
IMDb
58%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Mysterious
Composition
Rule Of Thirds
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a man standing on a wooden dock, facing slightly to the left. He is wearing a light green button-down shirt, dark jeans, and dark shoe”

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Key Elements
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Atmosphere
Foggy
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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