Directing
Abel Ferrara
IT, EN, FR, RU cinema · 85 credits
Born
19 July 1951 (age 75)
Birthplace
The Bronx, New York, USA
Also known as Jimmy Laine · Абель Феррара · アベル・フェラーラ · 아벨 페라라 · 에이블 페라라 · 阿贝尔·费拉拉
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.
Known for
Filmography
American Nails
Writer, Director
Judas' Gospel
as King Herodes
Marty Supreme
as Ezra Mishkin
Turn in the Wound
Director
Soldato sotto la luna
as Anicio
Padre Pio
Director, Writer
The Night Burns
as Abel
Zeros and Ones
Director, Screenplay
Sportin' Life
as Self, Director
My Big-Assed Mother
as Charles Bukowski
Tommaso
Director, Screenplay
Siberia
Screenplay, Director
The Projectionist
as Self, Director
The App
Actor
Alive in France
as Self, Director, Original Music Composer
Wiara
as Self
Talking with the Vampires
Actor, Director
Piazza Vittorio
as Himself, Director
Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage)
Sculpt
Actor
Don Peyote
as Taxi Cab Driver, as Manhattan Cab Driver
Welcome to New York
Director, Writer
Pasolini
Director, Idea
Balkan Spirit
as Self - Director
4:44 Last Day on Earth
Writer, Director
Happy Life
Executive Producer
Mulberry St.
as Self, Director
Uncle Bob
as Self
Daddy Longlegs
as Robber
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
Director, Writer
42 One Dream Rush
Director
Bandaged
Producer
Chelsea on the Rocks
as Self, Director, Writer
Go Go Tales
Director, Screenplay
Exes
as Caïn
Mary
Director, Story
White Boy
Producer
'R Xmas
Director, Screenplay
New Rose Hotel
Director, Screenplay
Abel/Asia
as Self
The Blackout
Director, Screenplay, Songs
Subway Stories
Director
The Funeral
Director
At Sundance
as Self
The Addiction
Director
Body Snatchers
Director
Dangerous Game
Director
Bad Lieutenant
Director, Screenplay
King of New York
Director
Cat Chaser
Director
China Girl
Director
The Gladiator
Director
Crime Story: Pilot
Director
Fear City
Director
Ms .45
as 1st Rapist, Director
The Driller Killer
as Reno Miller, Director, Editor, Songs
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
as Old Man, Director, Editor
Could This Be Love
Writer, Director
The Hold Up
Director, Writer
Nicky's Film
1971
Nicky's Film
as Man in junkyard, Director, Cinematography