- Date of Birth: 19 July, 1951
- Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York
- Biography: Abel Ferrara (born July 19, 1951 in The Bronx) is an American movie screenwriter and director. He is best known as an independent filmmaker of such films as The Driller Killer (1979), Ms. 45 (1981), King of New York (1990), Bad Lieutenant (1992), and The Funeral (1996).
Filmography
- Uncle Bob (2009)
- Pericle il Nero (2009)
- Go Get Some Rosemary (2009)
- Napoli, Napoli, Napoli (2009)
- A Talent for Trouble (2008)
- Chelsea on the Rocks (2008)
- A Talent for Trouble (2008)
- Never Down (2007)
- Go Go Tales (2007)
- Exes (2006)
- Mary (2005)
- White Boy (2002)
News
Exclusive : Ferrara exits Game
moviehole.net –
2009-10-31
Review: Abel Ferrara captures color, flavor of historic Chelsea Hotel
contracostatimes.com –
2009-10-08
WHO BETTER than the director of such edgy fare as "Bad Lieutenant" and "King of New York" to chronicle the life and times of Manhattan's legendary Chelsea Hotel? ... Full Article
"I never lived at the Chelsea Hotel, but I used to visit a lot," says Abel Ferrara, slouching against the long wooden bar at El Quijote, a Spanish restaurant next door to the hotel. ... Full Article
Abel Ferrara 's Naples is the city glimpsed in the accounts of a few female prisoners in Pozzuoli jail, women who have experienced drug dealing, robberies, violence and the degradation of a life without prospects. ... Full Article
Hell hath no fury like a director's scorn. Abel Ferrera, director of the 1992 cult classic, "Bad Lieutenant," screened his new documentary, "Napoli, Napoli, Napoli," at the Venice Film Festival. ... Full Article


Abel Ferrara THE BLACKOUT w composer Joe Delia
Go Go Tales: Stefania Rocca parla del set di Abel Ferrara
New York Film Festival 2007 "Go Go Tales" Abel Ferrara
Abel Ferrara's Dangerous Game; A Matt James interpretation