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.
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
- Zeros and Ones ... (Director)
- Bleedings
- The Night Burns as Abel
2020
- Siberia ... (Screenplay)
- Tommaso ... (Screenplay)
- Sportin' Life as Self
2019
- The App
- The Projectionist as Himself
2018
- A Talent For Trouble as Self
- Wiara as Self
- Talking with the Vampires
- Alive in France as Self
2017
- Black Butterfly as Pat
- Plankton Salesmen as Self (archive footage)
- Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life as Self
- Piazza Vittorio as Himself
- 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)
- Home Sweet Home
- Abel Ferrara in Lucca
2011
- Happy Life ... (Executive Producer)
2010
- 42 One Dream Rush ... (Director)
- Daddy Longlegs as Robber
- Mulberry St. as Self
- Uncle Bob as Self
- Napoli, Napoli, Napoli ... (Director)
2009
- Bandaged ... (Producer)
2008
- Go Go Tales ... (Director)
- Chelsea on the Rocks as Self
2007
- Cannes: All Access as Self
2006
- Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IV ... (Director)
- Exes as Caïn
2005
- Mary ... (Story)
- Odyssey in Rome
2004
- Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me! as Himself
2003
- Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty as Self
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
- Subway Stories ... (Director)
- The Blackout ... (Director)
1996
- The Funeral ... (Director)
- Mylène Farmer: California ... (Director)
1995
- The Addiction ... (Director)
- At Sundance as Self
1993
- Body Snatchers ... (Director)
- Dangerous Game ... (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