This week his new film, welcome to new york, was the hot ticket at cannes especially after eximf boss dominique. Born in the bronx and raised in upstate new york, abel ferrara started his. Jtb abel ferrara 26 classic movies dramacrimethriller. Famed home to such icons as bob dylan, patti smith, tennessee williams, charles bukowski, andy warhol and mark twain, and perennial shelter to. Chelsea on the rocks is a stubbornly personal manifesto by longtime chelsea resident abel ferrara, who also happens to be one of the most idiosyncratic and unpredictable directors working today. Once considered an untouchable, impenetrable tower for writers.
Abel ferrara is a director and screenwriter, known for films including driller killer, the king of new york and bad lieutenant. Chelsea on the rocks 2008 abel ferrara, ira cohen, gerald busby, stanley bard october 15, 2018 chelsea on the rocks celebrates the personalities and artistic voices that have emerged from the legendary residence, the chelsea hotel, in the heart of new york. It premiered out of competition at the 2008 cannes film festival. Abel ferrara has long been one of hollywoods most provocative directors. With such a rich history, the chelsea hotel seems the perfect subject for a ken burnsstyle documentary on its central place in american or even world culture, but this is not such a film. Last week, i was happy to finally see abel ferraras film welcome to new york, a biopic about dominique strausskahn, a member of frances. Born in the bronx, ferrara started making amateur films on super 8 in his teens before making his. Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the abel ferraradirected movie via subscription can. Download torrents of my undistributed movies back to indiewire.
Chelsea on the rocks a film by abel ferrara youtube. Director milos forman, jokingly attempting to get him to admit that the hotel has suffered its share of misfortunes, asks him, in abel ferrara s movie chelsea on the rocks, if anyone has ever died at the chelsea. With ira cohen, gerald busby, stanley bard, quentin crisp. Theres nothing more horrific and scary than your own nightmares, says abel ferrara, director of the likes. The hotel chelsea also called the chelsea hotel, or simply the chelsea is a historic new york city hotel and landmark built between 1883 and 1885, known primarily for the notability of its residents over the years. Chelsea on the rocks is a documentary film directed by abel ferrara about the hotel chelsea. Chelsea on the rocks celebrates the personalities and artistic voices that have emerged from the legendary residence, the chelsea hotel, in the heart of new york. Born in the bronx, ferrara started making amateur films on super 8 in his teens before making his debut with violent exploitation films. Abel ferraras pasolini picks up italian distributor. Abel ferrara celebrity profile check out the latest abel ferrara photo gallery, biography.
The company was smitten on the film after seeing only a short promo in cannes. Chelsea on the rocks 2008 directed by abel ferrara. A man flees from one world to another that is strange and cold. This was the official website for chelsea on the rocks, a documentary film directed by abel ferrara about the hotel chelsea. The 250unit hotel is located at 222 west 23rd street, between seventh and eighth avenues, in the neighborhood of chelsea. Abel ferrara on his semidocumentary chelsea on the rocks. Rocks is a stubbornly personal manifesto by longtime chelsea resident abel ferrara, who.
Lana del rey chelsea hotel no 2 official music video. The nearly 50year career of bronxborn filmmaker abel ferrara took root during the. Looking to watch chelsea on the rocks on your tv or mobile device at home. If there are any doubts about abel ferraras edge, or whether he still has it, they should be dispelled by chelsea on the rocks. Last night you mentioned that one of the songs you sang was written in the chelsea hotel. Cryptekeeper 044 abel ferraranew rose hotel youtube. Abel ferraras chelsea on the rocks, a fascinating, freewheeling personal journey inside the walls, history and mythology of manhattans celebrated bohemian landmark, the chelsea hotel, will receive. The 12storey, 250 room chelsea hotel originally built in 1883 as. Chelsea on the rocks celebrates the personalities and artistic voices that have emerged from new yorks legendary chelsea hotel. Chelsea on the rocks is a stubbornly personal manifesto by longtime chelsea resident abel ferrara, who also happens to be one of the most idiosyncratic. The latest film from abel ferrara, new yorks notorious poet of the street, chelsea on the rocks is a fascinating, freewheeling personal journey inside the walls, history and mythology of manhattans celebrated bohemian landmark, the chelsea hotel. Abel ferrara was born july 19, 1951 and is an american filmmaker, known for the provocative and. Rome abel ferraras new film pasolini has picked up an italian distributor, the romebased europictures. Admittedly, a documentary is a long way from a fiction film in.
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