In the footsteps of James Ellroy in

Staying at the Continental Hotel, he took his first steps in the royal city early Saturday afternoon. On foot, he reached the Saint-Louis theater where he entered uttering a thunderous roar. In front of a sparse audience, he put on a show on stage for five minutes as a preamble to the screening of the film “LA Confidential” adapted from his eponymous novel.

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James Ellroy in : “It looks good here”

The master of thriller James Ellroy received us this Sunday in Pau for a quick interview, before finishing his marathon tour in on a final morning for “A round trip in the dark”.

Paying for your divorce

“I don’t like this film but it allowed me to pay for my second divorce,” he said before continuing “Don’t forget, books are kings, films are the slime that allows you to give a second book market.” Without lingering, he left the theater not without releasing other bestial cries, one of his signatures.

The icon of the noir novel cracked the armor of his grumpy and provocative character, for a moment, by letting himself be touched by a Malinois frolicking on the ground floor of the building. “Oh how beautiful he is! That’s a good dog,” he said to the security guard at the entrance before rushing into the car that was waiting for him.


James Ellroy upon his arrival at the Saint-Louis theater.

Benoit Rouzaud

The author of “Black Dahlia” then followed up with a long dedication, an exercise he did again on Sunday morning. A long queue formed in front of his stand. Coming specially from , Marie and Nicolas were the first to meet the master. “We had checked this date on the calendar, it was an opportunity not to be missed,” assured these Audois. Next to them, Sébastien, an unconditional fan, had traveled from the South of Landes to arrive at 10 a.m. “If I had had to come the day before, I would have done it,” he continued.

“A great gentleman”

“He is not as cold as he seems, he is a great man who listens and exchanges,” confided Marie-Ange, after having several books signed. “He is very professional and straightforward, like the Americans,” underlined Stéphane Laborde, the president of the festival. A professional yes, but a bit touchy. The author does not appreciate being photographed without being informed in advance and set his conditions before the interviews, not hesitating to cut things short in the event of deviation from the rules of the game.

At the end of the day, the public followed him to the Saint-Louis theater during a meeting time. In a cozy atmosphere, he answered questions about his work. Ellroy then did Ellroy, with his deep voice and slow diction, he delighted the audience with his punchlines and his flowery words.

On Sunday, the rockstar signed his latest works and read an extract from his book before leaving Pau, the last stop on his promotional tour in France.

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