Abel Ferrara
Born in The Bronx, New York, USA — Jul 19 1951
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,…
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Miami Vice
Directing
Marty Supreme
Ezra Mishkin
Crime Story
Directing
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Self
King of New York
Directing
Bad Lieutenant
Directing
Black Butterfly
Pat
Body Snatchers
Directing
China Girl
Directing
'R Xmas
Directing
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
Ms .45
1st Rapist
The Funeral
Directing
The Addiction
Directing
Subway Stories
Directing
Padre Pio
Directing
Fear City
Directing
The Driller Killer
Reno Miller
Go Go Tales
Directing
New Rose Hotel
Directing
Cannes: All Access
Self
Siberia
Writing
Cat Chaser
Directing
Daddy Longlegs
Robber
Mary
Directing
At Sundance
Self
Dangerous Game
Directing
The Gladiator
Directing
Pasolini
Directing
42 One Dream Rush
Directing
Crime Story: Pilot
Directing
Don Peyote
Taxi Cab Driver
White Boy
Production
Sculpt
4:44 Last Day on Earth
Directing
Judas' Gospel
Herodes
Welcome to New York
Directing
Zeros and Ones
Directing
Balkan Spirit
Self - Director
The Blackout
Directing
Chelsea on the Rocks
Self
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
Self
A Talent For Trouble
Self
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
Himself
Wiara
Self
Mulberry St.
Self
Abel/Asia
Self
Tommaso
Directing
Turn in the Wound
Directing
Alive in France
Self
Uncle Bob
Self
Odyssey in Rome
Buon Lavoro
American Nails
Directing
Bandaged
Production
Exes
Caïn
The App
Happy Life
Production
Sportin' Life
Self
Ultima Chiamata
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
Directing
Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III
Directing
Piazza Vittorio
Himself
Talking with the Vampires
Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
Himself
Could This Be Love
Directing
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
The Projectionist
Himself
The Passion According to Béatrice
Self
Bleedings
Soldato sotto la luna
Anicio
Mylène Farmer: California
Directing
Embryo: Beyond the Door
Abel Ferrara in Lucca
Siegfriedsdorf
Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IV
Directing
Home Sweet Home
The Night Burns
Abel
Nicky's Film
Man in junkyard
The Hold Up
Directing
Searching for Padre Pio
Directing
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
Old Man