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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 com…
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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.
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Abel Ferrara's Filmography
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Cabaret Boys
as Abel
Marty Supreme
as Ezra Mishkin
Judas' Gospel
as King Herodes
The Passion According to Béatrice
as Self
Soldato sotto la luna
as Anicio
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Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
Buon Lavoro
The Night Burns
as Abel
Bleedings
Sportin' Life
as Self
The App
The Projectionist
as Self
Alive in France
as Self
Talking with the Vampires
A Talent For Trouble
as Self
Wiara
as Self
Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage)
Piazza Vittorio
as Himself
Black Butterfly
as Pat
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
as Self
Ultima Chiamata
Sculpt
Don Peyote
as Taxi Cab Driver
Don Peyote
as Manhattan Cab Driver
Balkan Spirit
as Self - Director
Home Sweet Home
Abel Ferrara in Lucca
Mulberry St.
as Self
Uncle Bob
as Self
Daddy Longlegs
as Robber
Chelsea on the Rocks
as Self
Cannes: All Access
as Self
Exes
as Caïn
Odyssey in Rome
Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
as Himself
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty
as Self
Abel/Asia
as Self
At Sundance
as Self
Ms .45
as First Rapist (as Jimmy Laine)
The Driller Killer
as Reno Miller (as Jimmy Laine)
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
as Old Man (as Jimmy Laine)
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Nicky's Film
as Man in junkyard
Betrayal and Retribution - The Spawn of the Last House on the Left
as Self
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Embryo: Beyond the Door
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Siegfriedsdorf
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The Night Burns
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