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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Abel Ferrara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Ms .45
(1st Rapist)
The Night Burns
(Abel)
Siegfriedsdorf
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
(Himself)
Exes
(Caïn)
Don Peyote
(Taxi Cab Driver)
Mulberry St.
(Self)
Uncle Bob
(Self)
Soldato sotto la luna
(Anicio)
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
Odyssey in Rome
The Passion According to Béatrice
(Self)
Missing Pictures
(Self)
Nicky's Film
(Man in junkyard)
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
(Old Man)
A Talent For Trouble
(Self)
Black Butterfly
(Pat)
Abel/Asia
(Self)
At Sundance
(Self)
Daddy Longlegs
(Robber)
Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
(Himself)
Cannes: All Access
(Self)
Balkan Spirit
(Self - Director)
Abel Ferrara in Lucca
Alive in France
(Self)
The Projectionist
(Himself)
The App
The Driller Killer
(Reno Miller)
Wiara
(Himself)
Piazza Vittorio
(Himself)
Chelsea on the Rocks
(Self)
Sportin' Life
(Self)
Home Sweet Home
Ultima Chiamata
Bleedings
Talking with the Vampires
Judas' Gospel
(Herodes)
Buon Lavoro
Marty Supreme
(Ezra Mishkin)
Embryo: Beyond the Door
Sculpt
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
(Self)
Don Peyote
(Manhattan Cab Driver)
Plankton Salesmen
(Self (archive footage))
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
(Self)
Body Snatchers
(Director)
New Rose Hotel
(Director)
New Rose Hotel
(Screenplay)
The Funeral
(Director)
Ms .45
(Director)
The Blackout
(Director)
Bad Lieutenant
(Director)
King of New York
(Director)
The Driller Killer
(Director)
The Addiction
(Director)
Cat Chaser
(Director)
Mary
(Story)
Mary
(Director)
China Girl
(Director)
'R Xmas
(Director)
Dangerous Game
(Director)
Fear City
(Director)
Go Go Tales
(Director)
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
(Director)
Mulberry St.
(Director)
Chelsea on the Rocks
(Director)
4:44 Last Day on Earth
(Writer)
4:44 Last Day on Earth
(Director)
The Gladiator
(Director)
Nicky's Film
(Director)
Welcome to New York
(Screenplay)
Welcome to New York
(Director)
Padre Pio
(Director)
Could This Be Love
(Director)
Could This Be Love
(Writer)
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
(Director)
White Boy
(Producer)
Pasolini
(Director)
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
(Writer)
Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III
(Director)
Pasolini
(Idea)
The Hold Up
(Writer)
The Hold Up
(Director)
Subway Stories
(Director)
Happy Life
(Executive Producer)
Padre Pio
(Writer)
Go Go Tales
(Screenplay)
Turn in the Wound
(Director)
Searching for Padre Pio
(Director)
Nicky's Film
(Cinematography)
American Nails
(Writer)
American Nails
(Director)
Chelsea on the Rocks
(Writer)
Alive in France
(Director)
Piazza Vittorio
(Director)
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
(Editor)
Bad Lieutenant
(Screenplay)
Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IV
(Director)
'R Xmas
(Screenplay)
42 One Dream Rush
(Director)
Crime Story: Pilot
(Director)
Talking with the Vampires
(Director)
Tommaso
(Screenplay)
Tommaso
(Director)
The Driller Killer
(Editor)
The Projectionist
(Director)
Alive in France
(Original Music Composer)
Bandaged
(Producer)
The Driller Killer
(Songs)
Siberia
(Screenplay)
Siberia
(Director)
The Blackout
(Screenplay)
Sportin' Life
(Director)
Zeros and Ones
(Director)
Zeros and Ones
(Screenplay)
Mylène Farmer: California
(Director)
Mylène Farmer: California
(Screenplay)
Miami Vice
(Director)
Crime Story
(Director)