Meeting with Abel Ferrara on the occasion of the screening of his film Pasolini (2014)

Abel Ferrara

Born in 1951, Abel Ferrara grew up in the Bronx and met Nicholas St. John at school, with whom he would write most of his films. He began by making amateur Super 8 films under the pseudonym Jimmy Boy L. until 1979. That year, his career took off with his horror film *Driller Killer*, which caught the attention of William Friedkin and gave him the opportunity to make his second film, *Ms. 45*. In the 1990s, he directed his greatest films, most of them in New York, including: *The King of New York* in 1990, *Bad Lieutenant* in 1992, *The Addiction* in 1995, *The Funeral* in 1996, and *Christmas* in 2001. In 2012, he left New York permanently for Rome, where he made several documentaries before shooting *Pasolini* and *Tommaso*.

Pasolini

2014 / France, Italy, Belgium / 1h24 / Original Version with French Subtitles  
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Adriana Asti, Ninetto Davoli, Maria de Medeiros  
Director: Abel Ferrara / Screenplay: Maurizio Braucci, based on an idea by Abel Ferrara and Nicola Tranquillino  
Cinematography: Stefano Falivene / Sound: Julien Momenceau, Sylvia Moraes, Thomas Gauder / Costumes: Rossano Marchi / Set Design: Igor Gabriel / Editing: Fabio Nunziata  
Producers: Thierry Lounas, Conchita Airoldi, Joseph Rouschop / Production: Capricci / Co-production: Urania Pictures, Tarantula, Dublin Films  
With the participation of: Eurimages, MIBACT, Canal +, Arte France, Aquitaine Region, Pays de la Loire Region, ECLA Aquitaine Agency, Wallimage, Italian Tax Credit, Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government, Cinéfinance Tax Shelter, Belgacom  
Distribution: Capricci