Abel Ferrara
Directing
Born July 19, 1951 in The Bronx, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
American Nails
Marty Supreme
Ezra Mishkin
Judas' Gospel
Herodes
The Passion According to Béatrice
Self
Turn in the Wound
The Sweet East
Padre Pio
Soldato sotto la luna
Anicio
Buon Lavoro
Zeros and Ones
The Night Burns
Abel
Bleedings
Sportin' Life
Self
Siberia
Tommaso
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
Pasolini
Welcome to New York
Don Peyote
Taxi Cab Driver
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Self
Balkan Spirit
Self - Director
Home Sweet Home
4:44 Last Day on Earth
Abel Ferrara in Lucca
Happy Life
42 One Dream Rush
Mulberry St.
Self
Uncle Bob
Self
Daddy Longlegs
Robber
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
Bandaged
Go Go Tales
Chelsea on the Rocks
Self
Cannes: All Access
Self
Exes
Caïn
Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IV
Mary
Odyssey in Rome
Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
Himself
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Self
White Boy
'R Xmas
Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III
New Rose Hotel
Abel/Asia
Self
Subway Stories
The Blackout
Mylène Farmer: California
The Funeral
The Addiction
At Sundance
Self
Dangerous Game
Body Snatchers
Bad Lieutenant
King of New York
Cat Chaser
China Girl
Crime Story
Crime Story: Pilot
The Gladiator
Miami Vice
Fear City
Ms .45
1st Rapist
The Driller Killer
Reno Miller
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
Old Man
Could This Be Love
The Hold Up