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Abel Ferrara
Director

Abel Ferrara

19 Jul 1951Born
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The Bronx, New York, USABirthplace

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.

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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

  1. TBASiegfriedsdorfFilm
  2. TBAEmbryo: Beyond the DoorFilm
  3. TBAThe Night BurnsFilm
  4. TBANot Guilty: For Keith RichardsFilm: Director
  5. TBAAmerican NailsFilm: Writer, Director
  6. 2026Cabaret BoysFilm: Abel
  7. 2025Marty SupremeFilm: Ezra Mishkin
  8. 2025Judas' GospelFilm: King Herodes
  9. 2024Turn in the WoundFilm: Director
  10. 2022Padre PioFilm: Director, Writer
  11. 2022Soldato sotto la lunaFilm: Anicio
  12. 2022Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the AgesFilm
  13. 2022Buon LavoroFilm
  14. 2021Zeros and OnesFilm: Director, Screenplay
  15. 2021The Night BurnsFilm: Abel
  16. 2021BleedingsFilm
  17. 2020Sportin' LifeFilm: Director
  18. 2020SiberiaFilm: Screenplay, Director
  19. 2020TommasoFilm: Director, Screenplay
  20. 2019The AppFilm
  21. 2019The ProjectionistFilm: Director
  22. 2018Alive in FranceFilm: Director
  23. 2018Talking with the VampiresFilm: Director
  24. 2017Piazza VittorioFilm: Director
  25. 2017Black ButterflyFilm: Pat
  26. 2017Ultima ChiamataFilm
  27. 2016SculptFilm
  28. 2015Searching for Padre PioFilm: Director
  29. 2014PasoliniFilm: Director
  30. 2014Welcome to New YorkFilm: Director, Writer
  31. 2014Don PeyoteFilm: Taxi Cab Driver, Manhattan Cab Driver
  32. 2012Home Sweet HomeFilm
  33. 20124:44 Last Day on EarthFilm: Writer, Director
  34. 2012Abel Ferrara in LuccaFilm
  35. 201042 One Dream RushFilm: Director
  36. 2010Mulberry St.Film: Director
  37. 2010Daddy LonglegsFilm: Robber
  38. 2010Napoli, Napoli, NapoliFilm: Director, Writer
  39. 2008Go Go TalesFilm: Director, Screenplay
  40. 2008Chelsea on the RocksFilm: Director, Writer
  41. 2006ExesFilm: Caïn
  42. 2006Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IVFilm: Director
  43. 2005MaryFilm: Director
  44. 2005Odyssey in RomeFilm
  45. 2001'R XmasFilm: Director, Screenplay
  46. 2001Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & IIIFilm: Director
  47. 1999New Rose HotelFilm: Director, Screenplay
  48. 1997Subway StoriesFilm: Director
  49. 1997The BlackoutFilm: Director, Screenplay
  50. 1996The FuneralFilm: Director
  51. 1995The AddictionFilm: Director
  52. 1993Dangerous GameFilm: Director
  53. 1993Body SnatchersFilm: Director
  54. 1992Bad LieutenantFilm: Director, Screenplay
  55. 1990King of New YorkFilm: Director
  56. 1989Cat ChaserFilm: Director
  57. 1987China GirlFilm: Director
  58. 1986Crime StorySeries: Director (2 episodes)
  59. 1986Crime Story: PilotFilm: Director
  60. 1986The GladiatorFilm: Director
  61. 1984Miami ViceSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  62. 1984Fear CityFilm: Director
  63. 1981Ms .45Film: First Rapist (as Jimmy Laine), Director
  64. 1979The Driller KillerFilm: Reno Miller (as Jimmy Laine), Director
  65. 19769 Lives of a Wet PussyFilm: Old Man (as Jimmy Laine), Director
  66. 1973Could This Be LoveFilm: Writer, Director
  67. 1972The Hold UpFilm: Director, Writer
  68. 1971Nicky's FilmFilm: Man in junkyard, Director

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