Abel Ferrara
Known For
Directing
Born
1951-07-19 in The Bronx, New York, USA
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.
Most Known For
Marty Supreme
as Ezra Mishkin
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
as Self
Daddy Longlegs
as Robber
Sculpt
Ms .45
as 1st Rapist
Exes
as Caïn
Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage)
Buon Lavoro
Black Butterfly
as Pat
Missing Pictures
as Self
Siegfriedsdorf
Ultima Chiamata
Bleedings
Abel/Asia
as Self
Cannes: All Access
as Self
The Driller Killer
as Reno Miller
Chelsea on the Rocks
as Self
The App
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
as Self
Balkan Spirit
as Self - Director