American Psycho

In the organizer's words:

Exclusive revival for the 25th anniversary. With introduction by literary scholar & VIRUS author Marvin Baudisch

Screening in the original English version with German subtitles

An ice-cold yuppie on a murderous trip: Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) has everything in 1980s New York: money, good looks, every luxury imaginable... and an unquenchable hatred of his surroundings. He compensates for this with sadistic murders of young women, for which the police are soon on his trail. But appearance and reality are closely intertwined in the deceptive world of the yuppie killer, whose reality soon stands on extremely shaky ground.

Film adaptation of the bestseller of the same name - with a strong cast including Oscar winners Christian Bale (THE DARK KNIGHT), Reese Witherspoon (WALK THE LINE) and Jared Leto (REQUIEM FOR A DREAM) as well as Oscar nominees Chloë Sevigny (BOYS DONT CRY) and Willem Dafoe (SPIDER-MAN). With her congenial adaptation of the controversial cult novel by Bret Easton Ellis, Mary Hannon has achieved a great success. As a satire perfectly cast with Christian Bale, her AMERICAN PSYCHO avoids all too controversial shoals without taking away the devastating poignancy of the material.

Presented by VIRUS MAGAZINE & CINEMA OBSCURE

USA 2000; Director: Mary Harron

Starring: Christian Bale, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon, Samantha Mathis, Willem Dafoe and others.