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

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.

Producers	ARTE, Squawk
Original title	Tueur, trader et psychopathe : l'Amérique de Bret Easton Ellis
Directors	Jean-Christophe Klotz
Writers	Jean-Christophe Klotz

Cast

Féodor Atkine

as Excerpt Narrator (voice)

Baptiste Charvet

as Man Silhouette

Roger Rosenblatt

as Self - Book Critic

Bret Easton Ellis

as Self - Writer

Jill Eisenstadt

as Self - Writer

Robert Asahina

as Self - Book Editor

Jay McInerney

as Self - Writer

Gary Fisketjon

as Self - Book Editor

William Cahen

as Self - Former Trader

Pierre Bayard

as Self - Literature Professor

Olivier Cohen

as Self - Book Editor

Kaiama L. Glover

as Self - Literature Professor

Guinevere Turner

as Self - Screenwriter

Sebastian Dieguez

as Self - Neuroscientist

Donald Trump

as Self - Businessman (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Judith Martin

as Self - Author (archive footage)