Killer, Trader and Psychopath: The America of Bret Easton Ellis

Jean-Christophe Klotz
2021-09-15


6.111
54 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Féodor Atkine Excerpt Narrator (voice) Unowned
Baptiste Charvet Man Silhouette Unowned
Roger Rosenblatt Self - Book Critic Unowned
Bret Easton Ellis Self - Writer Unowned
Jill Eisenstadt Self - Writer Unowned
Robert Asahina Self - Book Editor Unowned
Jay McInerney Self - Writer Unowned
Gary Fisketjon Self - Book Editor Unowned
William Cahen Self - Former Trader Unowned
Pierre Bayard Self - Literature Professor Unowned
Olivier Cohen Self - Book Editor Unowned
Kaiama L. Glover Self - Literature Professor Unowned
Guinevere Turner Self - Screenwriter Unowned
Sebastian Dieguez Self - Neuroscientist Unowned
Donald Trump Self - Businessman (archive footage) Unowned
Ronald Reagan Self - Politician (archive footage) Unowned
Judith Martin Self - Author (archive footage) Unowned