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

Sep 15, 2021

0h 54m

★ 6.0

Overview

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.

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Cast

Excerpt Narrator (voice)

Féodor Atkine

Man Silhouette

Baptiste Charvet

Self - Book Critic

Roger Rosenblatt

Self - Writer

Bret Easton Ellis

Self - Writer

Jill Eisenstadt

Self - Book Editor

Robert Asahina

Self - Writer

Jay McInerney

Self - Book Editor

Gary Fisketjon

Self - Former Trader

William Cahen

Self - Literature Professor

Pierre Bayard

Self - Book Editor

Olivier Cohen

Self - Literature Professor

Kaiama L. Glover

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