There are few filmmakers quite like Abel Ferrara. His unique, distinctive brand of filmmaking has been illuminating screens, and disturbing audiences across decades, though now in a newfound life of sobriety, we’re seeing a more spiritual turn, resulting in his latest feature Padre Pio.
We had the pleasure of speaking to Ferrara, from his home in Italy, to talk about the film, dealing with religious figures on screen, and the collaboration process with Shia LaBeouf. He also talks about his new appreciation for life since being sober, and his forthcoming documentary on the war in Ukraine, and on his new life in Italy, and why he doesn’t miss New York.
Watch the full interview with Abel Ferrara here:
Synopsis
World War I has ended and Italian soldiers, broken but victorious, are returning to an impoverished village ruled by wealthy landowners. As events surrounding the first free election in Italy threaten to tear the village apart, Padre Pio struggles with his own personal demons, ultimately emerging from his spiritual anguish to become one of Catholicism’s most venerated figures.
Padre Pio is out in the US now
