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Killer, Trader and Psychopath: The America of Bret Easton Ellis (2021)

Genre : Documentary, History, TV Movie

Runtime : 54M

Director : Jean-Christophe Klotz

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Jean-Christophe Klotz
Jean-Christophe Klotz
Director
Jean-Christophe Klotz
Jean-Christophe Klotz
Writer
Juliette Guigon
Juliette Guigon
Producer
Patrick Winocour
Patrick Winocour
Producer
Alberto Marquardt
Alberto Marquardt
Camera Operator
Olivier Raffet
Olivier Raffet
Camera Operator
Billy Fitzgerald
Billy Fitzgerald
Camera Operator
Marc Soupa
Marc Soupa
Sound
Baptiste Charvet
Baptiste Charvet
Sound
Mélanie Brun
Mélanie Brun
Editor
Catherine Stoeblen
Catherine Stoeblen
Researcher
Robin Gaussé
Robin Gaussé
Graphic Designer
Charles van der Elst
Charles van der Elst
Sound Editor
Charles van der Elst
Charles van der Elst
Sound Mixer
Olivier Cohen
Olivier Cohen
Color Grading
Jean-Christophe Klotz
Jean-Christophe Klotz
Original Music Composer
Ruben Klotz
Ruben Klotz
Additional Music
Dan Weingrod
Dan Weingrod
Production Director
Mary Harron
Mary Harron
Thanks

Posters and backgrounds

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