Abel Ferrara

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

0.7967

Gender

Male

Birthday

19-Jul-1951

Age

(75 years old)

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York, USA

Also Known As
  • Jimmy Laine
  • Абель Феррара
  • アベル・フェラーラ
  • 아벨 페라라
  • 에이블 페라라
  • 阿贝尔·费拉拉
  • Jimmy Boy L.

Abel Ferrara

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.


Credits

Ultima Chiamata Ultima Chiamata (2017) Character: N/A
A man wakes up in a strange place. Peeled walls, a bare, cold and damp room. He doesn't understand where he is. He has severe pain especially in the head, tries to open the door but it's locked, tries to call someone but nobody answers. He is a prisoner. A nightmare begins for him in which he will have to go through a path of understanding to finally get to understand what really happened.
Bleedings Bleedings (2021) Character: N/A
Abel Ferrara - director and actor known for his stories of redemption, Christian interrogation and inner turmoil - gives voice to the scourgers through Gabriele Tinti's poetry.
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages (2022) Character: N/A
This very special film features a carefully curated selection of some of the priceless messages that have graced Anthology’s voicemail system over the years. From the historically important to the utterly (and sublimely) absurd, they feature a cast of characters ranging from legendary avant-garde filmmakers, scholars, and other cultural figures to civilians whose legend has (until now) been confined to the offices of Anthology, thanks precisely to their witty, eloquent, eccentric – or in some cases unforgettably psychotic – voicemails. We’ve toyed with the idea of sharing these messages in some form for years, and the “Imageless Films” series provides a perfect pretext.
Casa dolce casa Casa dolce casa (2012) Character: N/A
A young woman wanders down an endless corridor, while other people knock at a door at night. A man takes a picture of Montmartre, two women hand him some money, while a patron manages from rue de Mhyra a network of Italian call girls. Adiba sings an ancient Moroccan song in a room full of children, while Vidya is performing her daily puja in Pune (India). Giuli sings to herself as she drives at night through Turin and runs to the station at day. Parallel stories where every character is caught “in a situation,” closed.
La notte brucia La notte brucia (2021) Character: Abel
Massimo and his 20-year-old friends live in the suburbs; they spend their days stuffing themselves with drugs. When darkness falls, they troll the discotheques like animals of prey, to rob people using pepper spray.
A Talent For Trouble A Talent For Trouble (2018) Character: Self
Set in the early 2000's when hip hop video's meant something. Sean Wellington, a neurotic music video director who was just given the opportunity of a lifetime to direct his first feature film. In the midst of this celebration, comes a tumultuous breakup with his girlfriend as his neurosis loom overhead while he tries to reorganize his personal and professional life. A Talent For Trouble is a story of Sean's battle to balance real-life romance while living through a camera lens.
Mulberry St. Mulberry St. (2010) Character: Self
Born in the Bronx and raised in upstate New York, Abel Ferrara started his professional film career on Mulberry Street in 1975. For the past year he's been living on the block, and the feast of San Gennaro is the subject of his new film. While he has used this location for a few of his features, this time it's the star of the film.
Chelsea on the Rocks Chelsea on the Rocks (2008) Character: Self
Chelsea on the Rocks celebrates the personalities and artistic voices that have emerged from New York’s legendary Chelsea Hotel. Once considered an untouchable, impenetrable tower for writers, artists, musicians and mavericks, it has been recently claimed as a boutique hotel venture for a management company that shows disregard for its formidable history. –Cannes Film Festival
At Sundance At Sundance (1995) Character: Self
A group portrait of filmmakers attend the 1995 Sundance Film Festival. Featuring Matthew Harrison, Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Todd Haynes, Greg Araki, Abel Ferrara, Atom Egoyan, James Gray, Robert Redford, Haskell Wexler, among many others. Co-directed by Amy Hobby. [Filmed in Pixelvision and blown-up to evocatively grainy 16mm.]
Odyssey in Rome Odyssey in Rome (2005) Character: N/A
Alex Grazioli follows bad-boy filmmaker Abel Ferrara as he spends three grueling years battling obstacles in Italy to direct "Mary," a modern-re imagining of the life of Mary Magdalene. Featuring candid interviews and on-set footage with Forest Whitaker, Heather Graham, Matthew Modine, and Juliette Binoche, "Odyssey," brings to bear an impressive tableau of Ferrara's colleagues as they discuss his unique approach to creating dynamic films.
Abel Ferrara à Lucca Abel Ferrara à Lucca (2012) Character: N/A
A simple, modest and faithful record of some moments at the Lucca Film Festival in October 2010, with songs and speeches by Abel Ferrara: trace of the co-presence of two of the greatest contemporary filmmakers, dissident and true sons of Cesare Zavattini’s revolutionary spirit.
Bienvenue à Cannes Bienvenue à Cannes (2007) Character: Self
From its simple beginnings in 1939 in a sleepy beach town in the south of France, the prestigious Cannes Film Festival has become the must-attend red carpet event of the year. Filmmaker Richard Schickel's fascinating documentary captures the glitz and glamour of the festival's incredible 60-year run with archival footage and unforgettable moments. Hollywood's biggest names including Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Sharon Stone and Harvey Weinstein talk about the politics, madness, and thrills of competing for one of the industry's highest honors - the coveted Palme d'Or - and what it's like to be at the most fabulous festival by the sea.
Abel/Asia Abel/Asia (1998) Character: Self
Behind the scenes mini-doc from Asia Argento on Abel Ferrara during the filming of New Rose Hotel.
Piazza Vittorio Piazza Vittorio (2017) Character: Himself
Vivid mosaic/portrait of Rome’s biggest public square, Piazza Vittorio, featuring talks with African musicians and restaurant workers, Chinese barkeeps and relocated eastern Europeans, homeless men and women, artists, actors, and many others.
Talking with the Vampires Talking with the Vampires (2018) Character: N/A
Abel Ferrara directed this thirty-minute documentary that interviews the cast of his film THE ADDICTION.
Wiara Wiara (2018) Character: Self
Six authorities of cinema describe their approach to transcendence, mysticism, spirituality and life after dead.
Exes Exes (2006) Character: Caïn
Virginie, a very famous writer, is caught up in her past. A serial killer with inhuman cruelty, Exes, the hero of his first novel, wants to take revenge on her.
Balkan Spirit Balkan Spirit (2013) Character: Self - Director
Filmmaker Hermann Vaske explores the creative Balkan world in the hopes of understanding the meaning of "Balkan spirit".
Продавцы планктона Продавцы планктона (2017) Character: Self (archive footage)
A nostalgic look at the birth and death of arthouse film distribution in Russia in the early 2000s. The story of the company Cinema Without Borders and its two founders, Sam Klebanov and Anton Mazurov.
The Projectionist The Projectionist (2019) Character: Himself
In his first New York City-set documentary in nearly a decade, filmmaker and provocateur Abel Ferrara uses the experience of one longtime cinema owner to chart the vast changes to the city’s theatrical landscape.
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty (2003) Character: Himself
Intimate portrait of Abel Ferrara: the result is an eccentric road movie, with the restless film maker as a charming, shabby guide around New York by night.
The Driller Killer The Driller Killer (1979) Character: Reno Miller
An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.
Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me! Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me! (2004) Character: Himself
A documentary on Asia Argento, made during the making of "the Heart is Deceitful Above All Things." Cinema has always been a part of her life, so much so that she cannot separate her childhood souvenirs from her film career. With Abel Ferrara, Peter Fonda, Marilyn Manson, Rancid, John Robinson...
Sportin' Life Sportin' Life (2020) Character: Self
Sportin’ Life is the sixth incarnation of the international art project Self, curated by Saint Laurent’s creative director, Anthony Vaccarello. This project is an artistic commentary on society while emphasizing the complexity of various individuals through the eyes of artists who evoke the Saint Laurent attitude of confidence, individuality and self-expression. The documentary is an exploration into the sources and personal history of creativity, the essential life of an artist. Raw and sharp, it has the feeling of a moment in time that is still happening. Abel Ferrara’s intimate and lush look at his own life, his world refracted through his art – music, filmmaking, his collaborators and inspirations such as Ferrara’s early works and his creative partnerships with Willem Dafoe, Joe Delia, Paul Hipp and the musicians who inspired this work.
Nicky's Film Nicky's Film (1971) Character: Man in junkyard
A man is threatened by mobsters to pay up a loan or be killed.
The App The App (2019) Character: N/A
Loving girlfriend, family fortune, breakout movie role: he's got it all. Until an app awakens a powerful new yearning. While in Rome to shoot his first movie, actor and industrial heir Niccolò becomes obsessed with the dating app "US" that sends him into a self-destructive spiral.
Acqua e zucchero – Carlo Di Palma: i colori della vita Acqua e zucchero – Carlo Di Palma: i colori della vita (2017) Character: Self
An account of the life and work of legendary cinematographer and director Carlo Di Palma (1925-2004) and an emotional journey through the great moments of cinema, from Italian neorealism to the masterpieces of Woody Allen.
Alive in France Alive in France (2018) Character: Self
Abel Ferrara headlines a film retrospective and a series of concerts in France dedicated to songs and music from his films. Preparations with his family and friends will form the material of this self portrait, showing another side of the director of legendary films BAD LIEUTENANT, THE KING OF NEW YORK and THE ADDICTION. Ferrara is joined on stage by past collaborators, including composer Joe Delia, actor-singer Paul Hipp and his wife actress Cristina Chiriac for concerts at the Metronum in Toulouse and the Salo Club in Paris in October 2016.
Black Butterfly Black Butterfly (2017) Character: Pat
Paul is a down-on-his-luck screenwriter who picks up a drifter and offers him a place to stay. However, when the deranged stranger takes Paul hostage and forces him to write, their unhinged relationship brings buried secrets to light.
Don Peyote Don Peyote (2014) Character: Manhattan Cab Driver
An ordinary guy delves deep into counterculture, conspiracy theories and the like as he tries to discern the structure of society.
Don Peyote Don Peyote (2014) Character: Taxi Cab Driver
An ordinary guy delves deep into counterculture, conspiracy theories and the like as he tries to discern the structure of society.
Uncle Bob Uncle Bob (2010) Character: Self
Robert Oppel's documentary about the life and murder of his uncle and namesake, Robert Opel, the man who streaked the Academy Awards in 1974.
Marty Supreme Marty Supreme (2025) Character: Ezra Mishkin
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
Il Vangelo di Giuda Il Vangelo di Giuda (2025) Character: Herodes
An innovative approach in retelling the tale of Judas Iscariot, known for his biblical betrayal of Jesus when he disclosed his whereabouts for 30 pieces of silver. About to die, Judas reflects on his life and his relationship with Jesus and the disciples.
La Passion selon Béatrice La Passion selon Béatrice (2024) Character: Self
In September 2022, Beatrice Dalle arrives in Italy. At the origin of this journey is the desire to walk in the footsteps of Pier Paolo Pasolini.
Sculpt Sculpt (2016) Character: N/A
Sculpt depicts an international market organized around new shapes and experiences, all the more sought-after as they are almost unattainable. In this world, thought recording and fascination for the inner space are no longer fantasies but the object of a global market that thrives on a quest for these moments of pure intensity, beautiful experiences, thought, and obsession.
Daddy Longlegs Daddy Longlegs (2010) Character: Robber
After months of living a solitary existence, Lenny, 34, picks up his kids from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage, 9, and Frey, 7. Lenny hosts his kids within a midtown studio apartment in New York. During these two weeks, he must figure out if he wants to act as their father or be their friend. Ultimately, their trip upstate results in complete lawlessness taking over their lives.
Ms .45 Ms .45 (1981) Character: 1st Rapist
After being attacked and raped twice in one day, a timid, mute seamstress becomes a violent agent of revenge for wronged women.
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy 9 Lives of a Wet Pussy (1976) Character: Old Man
Recording and reporting on their various sexual experiences, as well as those of their friends, Pauline and Gypsy each use each other to explore their deepest sexual and emotional recesses.



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