Bret Easton Ellis wrote the screenplay for a film directed by Paul Schrader and he was criticized.
New Year 's Eve -LRB- Sylvester  : Tragodie einer Nacht -RRB- is a 1924 German silent Kammerspielfilm directed by Lupu Pick and written by Carl Mayer .. Lupu Pick. Lupu Pick. Carl Mayer. Carl Mayer. 1924 in film. German. Cinema of Germany. silent. silent film. Kammerspielfilm. Kammerspielfilm. It was filmed in 1923 and premiered in Berlin on January 4 , 1924 .. 1924 in film. Berlin. Berlin. The film is known to be one of the earliest examples of a kammerspielfilm and was innovative in its extensive use of `` entfesselte Kamera '' , using tracking and gliding techniques as opposed to keeping the camera stationary .. Like Pick 's previous films , New Year 's Eve does not use intertitles .