Abel Ferrara
Abel Ferrara (Italian: [ferหraหra]; 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
Marty Supreme
Ezra Mishkin
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Self
Black Butterfly
Pat
Ms .45
First Rapist (as Jimmy Laine)
Cabaret Boys
Abel
Daddy Longlegs
Robber
Judas' Gospel
King Herodes
The Driller Killer
Reno Miller (as Jimmy Laine)
Plankton Salesmen
Self (archive footage)
Betrayal and Retribution - The Spawn of the Last House on the Left
Self
Ultima Chiamata
