Abel Ferrara
DirectingAbel 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
Marty Supreme
Ezra Mishkin
Ms .45
1st Rapist
Black Butterfly
Pat
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
Judas' Gospel
Herodes
Cannes: All Access
Self
Don Peyote
Taxi Cab Driver
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
Self
The Driller Killer
Reno Miller
At Sundance
Self
Filmography — Acting
Marty Supreme
Ezra Mishkin
Ms .45
1st Rapist
Black Butterfly
Pat
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
Judas' Gospel
Herodes
Cannes: All Access
Self
Don Peyote
Taxi Cab Driver
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
Self
The Driller Killer
Reno Miller
At Sundance
Self
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Himself
Sculpt
Daddy Longlegs
Robber
Odyssey in Rome
Chelsea on the Rocks
Self
Balkan Spirit
Self - Director
A Talent For Trouble
Self
Sportin' Life
Self
The App
Mulberry St.
Self
Piazza Vittorio
Himself
Exes
Caïn
Alive in France
Self
The Night Burns
Abel
Talking with the Vampires
The Projectionist
Himself
Abel/Asia
Self
The Passion According to Béatrice
Self
Uncle Bob
Self
Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
Himself
Wiara
Self
Buon Lavoro
Soldato sotto la luna
Anicio
Embryo: Beyond the Door
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
Abel Ferrara in Lucca
Home Sweet Home
Nicky's Film
Man in junkyard
Ultima Chiamata
Bleedings
Siegfriedsdorf
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
Old Man
Filmography — Crew
King of New York
Director
Ms .45
Director
Bad Lieutenant
Director
Subway Stories
Director
Body Snatchers
Director
China Girl
Director
New Rose Hotel
Director
The Addiction
Director
Fear City
Director
Zeros and Ones
Director
The Funeral
Director
Go Go Tales
Director
Cat Chaser
Director
4:44 Last Day on Earth
Writer
Mary
Director
Dangerous Game
Director
'R Xmas
Director
Siberia
Screenplay
Pasolini
Director
The Blackout
Director
Welcome to New York
Screenplay
White Boy
Producer
Padre Pio
Director
Crime Story: Pilot
Director
42 One Dream Rush
Director
The Driller Killer
Director
The Gladiator
Director
Tommaso
Director
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
Director
Bandaged
Producer
Chelsea on the Rocks
Director
Sportin' Life
Director
American Nails
Writer
Mulberry St.
Director
Piazza Vittorio
Director
Turn in the Wound
Director
Alive in France
Director
Talking with the Vampires
Director
Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III
Director
The Projectionist
Director
Mylène Farmer: California
Director
The Hold Up
Director
Nicky's Film
Director
Could This Be Love
Writer
Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IV
Director
Searching for Padre Pio
Director
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
Director