Abel Ferrara
Born: 1951-07-19 in The Bronx, New York, USA
Known For: Directing
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Abel Ferrara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Marty Supreme as Ezra Mishkin
- Judas' Gospel as Herodes
2024
- The Passion According to Béatrice as Self
- Turn in the Wound ... (Director)
2023
- Padre Pio ... (Director)
2022
2021
- Bleedings
- Zeros and Ones ... (Director)
- Missing Pictures as Self
- The Night Burns as Abel
2020
- Tommaso ... (Screenplay)
- Sportin' Life as Self
- Siberia ... (Screenplay)
2019
- The App
- The Projectionist as Himself
2018
- Alive in France as Self
- Wiara as Himself
- Talking with the Vampires
- A Talent For Trouble as Self
2017
- Black Butterfly as Pat
- Plankton Salesmen as Self (archive footage)
- Piazza Vittorio as Himself
- Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life as Self
- Ultima Chiamata
2016
2015
- Searching for Padre Pio ... (Director)
2014
- Pasolini ... (Director)
- Don Peyote as Taxi Cab Driver
- Welcome to New York ... (Screenplay)
2013
- Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown as Self
- Balkan Spirit as Self - Director
2012
- 4:44 Last Day on Earth ... (Writer)
- Abel Ferrara in Lucca
- Home Sweet Home
2011
- Happy Life ... (Executive Producer)
2010
- Mulberry St. as Self
- Daddy Longlegs as Robber
- Napoli, Napoli, Napoli ... (Director)
- 42 One Dream Rush ... (Director)
- Uncle Bob as Self
2009
- Bandaged ... (Producer)
2008
- Chelsea on the Rocks as Self
2007
- Go Go Tales ... (Director)
- Cannes: All Access as Self
2006
- Exes as Caïn
- Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IV ... (Director)
2005
- Mary ... (Story)
- Odyssey in Rome
2004
- Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me! as Himself
2003
- Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty as Himself
2002
- White Boy ... (Producer)
2001
- 'R Xmas ... (Director)
- Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III ... (Director)
1999
- New Rose Hotel ... (Director)
1998
- Abel/Asia as Self
1997
- The Blackout ... (Director)
- Subway Stories ... (Director)
1996
- The Funeral ... (Director)
- Mylène Farmer: California ... (Director)
1995
- At Sundance as Self
- The Addiction ... (Director)
1993
- Dangerous Game ... (Director)
- Body Snatchers ... (Director)
1992
- Bad Lieutenant ... (Director)
1990
- King of New York ... (Director)
1989
- Cat Chaser ... (Director)
1987
- China Girl ... (Director)
1986
- Crime Story ... (Director)
- The Gladiator ... (Director)
- Crime Story: Pilot ... (Director)
1984
- Miami Vice ... (Director)
- Fear City ... (Director)
1981
- Ms .45 as 1st Rapist
1979
- The Driller Killer as Reno Miller
1976
- 9 Lives of a Wet Pussy as Old Man
1973
- Could This Be Love ... (Director)
1972
- The Hold Up ... (Writer)
1971
- Nicky's Film as Man in junkyard