Abel Ferrara

Known for DirectingBorn 1951-07-19 (age 74)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!

Abel/Asia

Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IV

Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty

Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III

Alive in France

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Crime Story

Marty Supreme

Miami Vice

The Passion According to Béatrice

The Night Burns

Odyssey in Rome

Bad Lieutenant

Crime Story: Pilot

Balkan Spirit

Daddy Longlegs

Piazza Vittorio

The Funeral

King of New York

Ms .45

Nicky's Film

The Addiction

Black Butterfly

Turn in the Wound

'R Xmas

The Projectionist

Mulberry St.

Body Snatchers

Tommaso

China Girl

Pasolini

The Blackout

At Sundance

Go Go Tales

Dangerous Game

Mary

The Hold Up

The Gladiator

Chelsea on the Rocks

Subway Stories

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

Judas' Gospel

Fear City

Welcome to New York

New Rose Hotel

Padre Pio

Happy Life