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
1st Rapist
Ms .45
Abel
La notte brucia
Siegfriedsdorf
Himself
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Caïn
Exes
Taxi Cab Driver
Don Peyote
Self
Mulberry St.
Self
Uncle Bob
Anicio
Soldato sotto la luna
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
Odyssey in Rome
Self
La Passion selon Béatrice
Self
Missing Pictures
Man in junkyard
Nicky's Film
Old Man
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
Self
A Talent For Trouble
Pat
Black Butterfly
Self
Abel/Asia
Self
At Sundance
Robber
Daddy Longlegs
Himself
Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
Self
Bienvenue à Cannes
Self - Director
Balkan Spirit
Abel Ferrara à Lucca
Self
Alive in France
Himself
The Projectionist
The App
Reno Miller
The Driller Killer
Himself
Wiara
Self
Chelsea on the Rocks
Himself
Piazza Vittorio
Self
Sportin' Life
Casa dolce casa
Ultima Chiamata
Bleedings
Talking with the Vampires
Herodes
Il Vangelo di Giuda
Buon Lavoro
Ezra Mishkin
Marty Supreme
Embryo: Beyond the Door
Sculpt
Self
Acqua e zucchero – Carlo Di Palma: i colori della vita
Manhattan Cab Driver
Don Peyote
Self (archive footage)
Продавцы планктона
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
44
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-07-19
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York, USA
Also Known As
Jimmy Laine