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Abel Ferrara at Cannes: 'You gotta be careful what you say … but I'm not'

"Abel Ferrara has long been one of Hollywood's most provocative directors. This week his new film, Welcome to New York, was the hot ticket at Cannes – especially after ex-IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn decided to sue."

(It's a thinly-veiled roman à clef about Strauss-Kahn and his many misadventures, although Ferrara says that long stretches of this film represent his own life, not Strauss-Kahn's.)

"The film is a shameless, outrageous account of a sociopathic sex addict. It pulses with energy and intent. It's Ferrara's best since his Bad Lieutenant and King of New York. Like them, it's an orgiastic vampire tale about a creature of the night who can't face the mirror. The difference is that this hero isn't even subconsciously looking for redemption. He cares for no one but himself."