Abel Ferrara
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Abel Ferrara is an American director born in the Bronx, New York, celebrated for gritty, morally chaotic films examining crime, addiction, and spiritual desperation in New York City. Ms .45, an exploitation revenge thriller, and King of New York established his taste for stylish, morally ambiguous crime narrative, while Bad Lieutenant, following a corrupt, drug-addicted police detective's spiraling moral collapse and desperate search for redemption, became his most acclaimed and notorious film, anchored by an unrestrained Harvey Keitel performance. The Addiction, an unusually philosophical vampire film shot in stark black and white, extended his fascination with addiction as spiritual affliction. Ferrara's consistently raw, spiritually searching examination of New York's criminal underworld has made him one of the most significant independent crime directors of his generation.
Abel Ferrara
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Abel Ferrara is an American director born in the Bronx, New York, celebrated for gritty, morally chaotic films examining crime, addiction, and spiritual desperation in New York City. Ms .45, an exploitation revenge thriller, and King of New York established his taste for stylish, morally ambiguous crime narrative, while Bad Lieutenant, following a corrupt, drug-addicted police detective's spiraling moral collapse and desperate search for redemption, became his most acclaimed and notorious film, anchored by an unrestrained Harvey Keitel performance. The Addiction, an unusually philosophical vampire film shot in stark black and white, extended his fascination with addiction as spiritual affliction. Ferrara's consistently raw, spiritually searching examination of New York's criminal underworld has made him one of the most significant independent crime directors of his generation.
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King of New York
1990
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Bad Lieutenant
1992
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Body Snatchers
1993
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Ms .45
1981
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Mary
2005
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The Funeral
1996
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China Girl
1987
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The Addiction
1995
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Siberia
2020
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Fear City
1984
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'R Xmas
2001
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New Rose Hotel
1999
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Dangerous Game
1993
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4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012
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Go Go Tales
2008
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Padre Pio
2023
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The Blackout
1997
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Welcome to New York
2014
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Zeros and Ones
2021
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Cat Chaser
1989
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Pasolini
2014
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The Driller Killer
1979
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Tommaso
2020
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Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IV
2006
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Could This Be Love
1973
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Abel Ferrara and where are they from?
Abel Ferrara is 75 years old, born on July 19, 1951 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Abel Ferrara?
Abel Ferrara is best known for directing Bad Lieutenant, King of New York, Body Snatchers.
How many movies has Abel Ferrara directed?
Over a 55-year career (since 1971), Abel Ferrara has directed or written 27 films and worked on 2 TV shows.
What was Abel Ferrara's first movie?
The career of Abel Ferrara began with American Nails ().
What is Abel Ferrara's most recent movie or series?
Abel Ferrara's most recent release is Turn in the Wound, which premiered on February 16, 2024.
What TV shows has Abel Ferrara created or directed?
On television, Abel Ferrara has appeared in Miami Vice, Crime Story.
Abel Ferrara
1951-07-19 · The Bronx, New York, USA
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.