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Retrospectives - Abel Ferrara

Crew:

Director: Abel Ferrara
Screenplay: Abel Ferrara, Zoë Lund
DOP: Ken Kelsch
Production: Bad Lt. Productions

Bad Lieutenant

A film by Abel Ferrara

Back
The Lieutenant is a corrupt cop steeped in gambling debt who exploits his authority to sexually harass teenage girls, embezzle money and abuse drugs. His troubles come to a head when a mob lackey delivers an ultimatum: pay off his debt, or else. His fate appears sealed. But when The Lieutenant learns that a $50,000 reward is being offered to whoever catches a pair of thugs who raped a nun, he jumps at the opportunity, hoping that he can still redeem himself.
  • Cast:

    Harvey Keitel, Victor Argo, Brian McElr, Frank Acciarito, Peggy Gormley, Stella Keitel, Dana Dee
  • Original Title:

    Bad Lieutenant
  • Country:

    United States of America
  • Year:

    1992
  • 96'

Crew:

Director: Abel Ferrara
Screenplay: Abel Ferrara, Zoë Lund
DOP: Ken Kelsch
Production: Bad Lt. Productions

Director

Abel Ferrara

Born in New York in 1951, Abel Ferrara is an American filmmaker, known for the provocative and often controversial content of his films, his use of neo-noir imagery and gritty urban settings. He maintains a cult reputation that allows him to navigate between large-budget features and decadent B-movie-style tales. A long-time independent filmmaker, his best-known films include Ms .45 (1981), King of New York (1990), Bad Lieutenant (1992), The Funeral (1996) and Pasolini (2014). Abel Ferrara has been a guest of LEFFEST several times, and his work was screened  in a Retrospective at LEFFEST’ 17. He returns this year to the festival to present his new film Padre Pio.
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