Killer, Trader and Psychopath: The America of Bret Easton Ellis
2021•54m•6.1•Released
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
In 1991, American Psycho, the third novel by controversial writer Bret Easton Ellis, provoked heated discussions among critics and readers alike; an extraordinarily disturbing book that transported its readers into the mind of Patrick Bateman, a cynical mergers and acquisitions executive obsessed with brands, inconsequential details, pop culture and brutal murder.
Director
Jean-Christophe Klotz
Writer
Jean-Christophe Klotz
Languages
English, French
Studio
Squawk
Cast
Féodor Atkine
Excerpt Narrator (voice)
Baptiste Charvet
Man Silhouette
Roger Rosenblatt
Self - Book Critic
Bret Easton Ellis
Self - Writer
Jill Eisenstadt
Self - Writer
Robert Asahina
Self - Book Editor
Jay McInerney
Self - Writer
Gary Fisketjon
Self - Book Editor
William Cahen
Self - Former Trader
Pierre Bayard
Self - Literature Professor
Olivier Cohen
Self - Book Editor
Kaiama L. Glover
Self - Literature Professor
Guinevere Turner
Self - Screenwriter
Sebastian Dieguez
Self - Neuroscientist
Donald Trump
Self - Businessman (archive footage)
Production
Company
Squawk
Company
ARTE
Producer
Patrick Winocour
Producer
Juliette Guigon
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