Abel Ferrara
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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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King of New York (1990)
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Body Snatchers (1993)
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Ms .45 (1981)
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Bad Lieutenant (1992)
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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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Fear City (1984)
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'R Xmas (2001)
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New Rose Hotel (1999)
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The Blackout (1997)
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Go Go Tales (2008)
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Mary (2005)
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Subway Stories (1997)
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Siberia (2020)
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Padre Pio (2023)
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Dangerous Game (1993)
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Cat Chaser (1989)
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Zeros and Ones (2021)
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The Driller Killer (1979)
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4:44 Last Day on Earth (2012)
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Welcome to New York (2014)
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Pasolini (2014)
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42 One Dream Rush (2010)
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The Gladiator (1986)
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Mulberry St. (2010)
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Chelsea on the Rocks (2008)
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Crime Story: Pilot (1986)
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Sportin' Life (2020)
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Talking with the Vampires (2018)
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Tommaso (2020)
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American Nails (—)
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Mylène Farmer: California (1996)
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Piazza Vittorio (2017)
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Turn in the Wound (2024)
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The Projectionist (2019)
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Alive in France (2018)
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The Hold Up (1972)
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Napoli, Napoli, Napoli (2010)
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Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III (2001)
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Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IV (2006)
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Searching for Padre Pio (2015)
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Could This Be Love (1973)
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Nicky's Film (1971)
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9 Lives of a Wet Pussy (1976)
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