Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthdate
1951-07-19 (Age: 75)
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York, USA
Abel Ferrara
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 (41)
Marty Supreme
2025
Judas' Gospel
2025
The Passion According to Béatrice
2024
Soldato sotto la luna
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2022
Buon Lavoro
2022
The Night Burns
2021
Bleedings
2021
Sportin' Life
2020
The App
2019
The Projectionist
2019
Alive in France
2018
Talking with the Vampires
2018
A Talent For Trouble
2018
