Abel Ferrara
Directing
- Born:
- 1951-07-19
- Place of birth:
- The Bronx, New York, USA
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
Cabaret Boys
Marty Supreme
Judas' Gospel
The Passion According to Béatrice
Turn in the Wound
The Sweet East
Padre Pio
Soldato sotto la luna
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Buon Lavoro
Zeros and Ones
The Night Burns
Bleedings
My Big-Assed Mother
Sportin' Life
Siberia
Tommaso
The App
The Projectionist
Alive in France
Talking with the Vampires
A Talent For Trouble
Wiara
Plankton Salesmen
Piazza Vittorio
Black Butterfly
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
Ultima Chiamata
Sculpt
Searching for Padre Pio
Pasolini
Welcome to New York
Don Peyote
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Balkan Spirit
Home Sweet Home
4:44 Last Day on Earth
Abel Ferrara in Lucca
Happy Life
42 One Dream Rush
Mulberry St.
Uncle Bob
Daddy Longlegs
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
Bandaged
Go Go Tales
Chelsea on the Rocks
Cannes: All Access
Never Down
Exes
Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IV
Mary
Odyssey in Rome
Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
White Boy
'R Xmas
Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III
New Rose Hotel
Abel/Asia