Known For
Directing
Born
Jul 19, 1951
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York, USA
Credits
83 titles
Abel Ferrara
Biography
Abel Ferrara (Italian: [ferˈraːra]; born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use and redefinition of neo-noir imagery. A long-time independent filmmaker, some of his best known movies include the New York-set, gritty crime thrillers The Driller Killer (1979), Ms .45 (1981), King of New York (1990), Bad Lieutenant (1992), and The Funeral (1996), chronicling violent crime in urban settings with spiritual overtones. Ferrara also worked in a wide array of genres, including the sci-fi remake Body Snatchers (1993), cyberpunk thriller New Rose Hotel (1998), the religious drama Mary (2005), the black comedy Go Go Tales (2007), and the biopic Pasolini (2014), as well as in several documentary filmmaking projects.
Known For
Filmography
Marty Supreme
Ezra Mishkin
Judas' Gospel
Herodes
The Passion According to Béatrice
Self
Turn in the Wound
Director
The Sweet East
Thanks
Padre Pio
Director
Soldato sotto la luna
Anicio
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Buon Lavoro
Zeros and Ones
Director
The Night Burns
Abel
Bleedings
Sportin' Life
Self
Siberia
Screenplay
Tommaso
Director
The App
The Projectionist
Himself
Alive in France
Self
Talking with the Vampires
A Talent For Trouble
Self
Wiara
Self
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
Piazza Vittorio
Himself
Black Butterfly
Pat
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
Self
Ultima Chiamata
Sculpt
Searching for Padre Pio
Director
Pasolini
Director
Welcome to New York
Screenplay
Don Peyote
Taxi Cab Driver
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Self
Balkan Spirit
Self - Director
Home Sweet Home
4:44 Last Day on Earth
Writer
Abel Ferrara in Lucca
Happy Life
Executive Producer
42 One Dream Rush
Director
Mulberry St.
Self
Uncle Bob
Self
Daddy Longlegs
Robber
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
Director
Bandaged
Producer
Go Go Tales
Director
Chelsea on the Rocks
Self
Cannes: All Access
Self
Exes
Caïn
Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IV
Director
Mary
Director
Odyssey in Rome