Nicole Brenez argues for Abel Ferrara’s place in a line of grand inventors who have blurred distinctions between industry and avant-garde film, including Orso

From the Driller Killer - a victim of the original video nasty' panic - to Bad Lieutenant, Ferrara's films have attracted both controversy for their extreme sub

This is a fascinating study of the a-temporal nature of evil in the West. The international authors who have contributed to this text not only concentrate on po

The first English language study of one of America's most controversial living filmmakers. Nick Johnstone combines insight into a troubled and private man with

Despite its association with the broadly disparaged rape-revenge category, Abel Ferrara's Ms. 45 is today considered one of the most significant feminist cult f