Abel Ferrara
Born July 19, 1951 (Age: 74)
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The Bronx, New York, USA
Biography
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.
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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Filmography
Marty Supreme
2025
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as Ezra Mishkin
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Age: 74
Soldato sotto la luna
2022
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as Anicio
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Age: 71
Buon Lavoro
2022
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as
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Age: 70
Plankton Salesmen
2017
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 66
Black Butterfly
2017
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as Pat
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Age: 65
Daddy Longlegs
2010
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as Robber
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Age: 58
Cannes: All Access
2007
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as Self
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Age: 56
Odyssey in Rome
2005
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as
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Age: 54
Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me!
2004
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as Himself
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Age: 52
Abel/Asia
1998
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as Self
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Age: 46
Ms .45
1981
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as 1st Rapist
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Age: 29