Abel Ferrara
Film director · 3 films (1981–2014)
Abel Ferrara is a director whose work here spans Ms. 45 (1981) to Pasolini (2014), across crime and drama. The work runs close — 31% of frames across the 3 films indexed here, against 21% library-wide. All 120 frames from 3 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Abel Ferrara 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.
Born 19 July 1951 · The Bronx, New York, USA
Directing style
Ferrara’s cinematography anchors tense, lonely crime dramas and histories in dark, shallow-focus interiors, relying heavily on night settings illuminated by raw practical fixtures, streetlamps, and window light. He favors a grounded, eye-level camera perspective that keeps the viewer intimately close to the subjects through a tight mix of medium shots and closeups. The color palette is dominated by heavy shadows, cold desaturated tones, and bruised grays, punctuated by sudden, violent shocks of deep red.
Awards
- Time Machine Award · 2008
Films directed by Abel Ferrara
About Abel Ferrara
When was Abel Ferrara born?
Abel Ferrara was born on 19 July 1951 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
What films has Abel Ferrara directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 3 of them: Ms. 45 (1981), Bad Lieutenant (1992) and Pasolini (2014).
What awards has Abel Ferrara won?
Time Machine Award (2008).
Search every frame of Abel Ferrara’s films
All 120 indexed frames from 3 films directed by Abel Ferrara — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.