Photo: Georges Biard / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Abel Ferrara is one of those filmmakers I admire precisely because he refuses to play it safe. Coming out of the Bronx, he brings a raw, unsentimental eye to human desperation, and his reinvention of neo-noir gives his work a grimy beauty that few directors dare to chase. His films are provocative and divisive, and that is exactly the point. I respect an artist who would rather unsettle you than flatter you. Decades into his career he is still uncompromising, and in an era of safe, focus-grouped cinema, that stubborn integrity feels almost heroic. He stays with you, whether you like it or not.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Abel Ferrara
- Name (Japanese)
- アベル・フェラーラ
- Reading
- あべる・ふぇらーら
- Born
- July 19, 1951 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
- Origin
- The Bronx, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / actor / screenwriter / film actor / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Rockland Community College
Awards & achievements
- 2008 Time Machine Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Abel Ferrara born?
Born July 19, 1951 (age 74).
Where is Abel Ferrara from?
Abel Ferrara is from The Bronx, New York, United States.
What does Abel Ferrara do?
Abel Ferrara works as film director, actor, screenwriter, film actor, film producer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-16
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.