Abel Ferrara
Biography
Abel Ferrara (Italian: [ferˈraːra]; born July 19, 1951)[1] 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.
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Acting (40 movies)
Ms .45
1981
The Night Burns
2021
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
2003
Exes
2006
Don Peyote
2014
Mulberry St.
2010
Uncle Bob
2010
Soldato sotto la luna
2022
Odyssey in Rome
2005
The Passion According to Béatrice
2024
Missing Pictures
2021
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
1976
A Talent For Trouble
2018
Black Butterfly
2017
Abel/Asia
1998
At Sundance
1995
Daddy Longlegs
2010
Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
2004
Cannes: All Access
2007
Balkan Spirit
2013
Abel Ferrara in Lucca
2012
Alive in France
2018
The Projectionist
2019
The App
2019
The Driller Killer
1979
Wiara
2018
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008
Piazza Vittorio
2017
Sportin' Life
2020
Home Sweet Home
2012
Ultima Chiamata
2017
Bleedings
2021
Talking with the Vampires
2018
Judas' Gospel
2025
Buon Lavoro
2022
Marty Supreme
2025
Sculpt
2016
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
2017
Don Peyote
2014
Plankton Salesmen
2017
Directing (44 movies)
Body Snatchers
1993
New Rose Hotel
1999
The Funeral
1996
Ms .45
1981
The Blackout
1997
Bad Lieutenant
1992
King of New York
1990
The Driller Killer
1979
The Addiction
1995
Cat Chaser
1989
Mary
2005
China Girl
1987
'R Xmas
2001
Fear City
1984
Dangerous Game
1993
Go Go Tales
2007
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
2010
Mulberry St.
2010
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008
4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012
The Gladiator
1986
Nicky's Film
1971
Welcome to New York
2014
Padre Pio
2023
Could This Be Love
1973
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
1976
Pasolini
2014
Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III
2001
The Hold Up
1972
Subway Stories
1997
Turn in the Wound
2024
Searching for Padre Pio
2015
Alive in France
2018
Piazza Vittorio
2017
Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IV
2006
42 One Dream Rush
2010
Crime Story: Pilot
1986
Talking with the Vampires
2018
Tommaso
2020
The Projectionist
2019
Siberia
2020
Sportin' Life
2020
Zeros and Ones
2021
Mylène Farmer: California
1996
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Hold Up | 1972 | Writer |
| Could This Be Love | 1973 | Writer |
| Bad Lieutenant | 1992 | Screenplay |
| Mylène Farmer: California | 1996 | Screenplay |
| The Blackout | 1997 | Screenplay |
| New Rose Hotel | 1999 | Screenplay |
| 'R Xmas | 2001 | Screenplay |
| White Boy | 2002 | Producer |
| Go Go Tales | 2007 | Screenplay |
| Chelsea on the Rocks | 2008 | Writer |
| Bandaged | 2009 | Producer |
| Napoli, Napoli, Napoli | 2010 | Writer |
| Happy Life | 2011 | Executive Producer |
| 4:44 Last Day on Earth | 2012 | Writer |
| Welcome to New York | 2014 | Screenplay |
| Alive in France | 2018 | Original Music Composer |
| Tommaso | 2020 | Screenplay |
| Siberia | 2020 | Screenplay |
| Zeros and Ones | 2021 | Screenplay |
| Padre Pio | 2023 | Writer |