Known For
Directing
Born
Jan 01, 1942
Died
Jul 03, 2026
Place of Birth
Merano, Italy
Credits
53 titles
Yervant Gianikian
Biography
Yervant Gianikian is an Italian director and artist renowned for his experimental and independent films. He studied architecture in Venice before dedicating himself to cinema in the mid-1970s, collaborating with Angela Ricci Lucchi. Together, they produced influential works such as From the Pole to the Equator (1987), Oh! Man (2004), and Babaric Land (2013). Their films have been showcased at prestigious international festivals and museums, reflecting a deep engagement with history and memory.
Known For
Filmography
Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter Three
Director
Frente a Guernica
Narrator (voice)
Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter Two
Director
Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers.
Director
À propos de nos Voyages en Russie
Director
Où en êtes-vous, Yervant Gianikian et Angela Ricci Lucchi?
Director
Barbaric Land
Director
Electric Fragments No. 8 - Shooting Party
Director
Electric Fragments No. 7 - Gypsies Toward Bamyan
Director
Malattia, Notes Moscovites 1, Notes Moscovites 2
Director
Notes sur nos voyages en Russie 1989-1990
Director
Electric Fragments No. 6 - Diary 1989. Dancing in the dark
Director
Ti rigalero il mio ultimo respiro
Director
Film perduto
Director
Ghiro ghiro tondo
Director
Electric Fragments No. 5 - Africa
Director
Lumières mystérieuses
Director
Electric Fragments No. 4 - Asia
Director
Oh! Man
Director
Electric Fragments No. 3 - Bodies
Director
Electric Fragments No. 2 - Vietnam
Director
Images of the Orient - "Vandalic Tourism"
Writer
Electric Fragments No. 1 - Rom (Uomini)
Director
Balkan Inventory
Director
Terremoto
Director
On the Heights All Is Peace
Director
Trasparenze
Director
Io ricordo
Director
Nocturne
Director
Lo specchio di Diana
Director
Prisoners of War
Director
Criminal Animals
Director
African Diary
Director
Aria
Director
Mario Giacomelli - Contact
Director
Lettera a un amico
Director
People, Years, Life
Director
From the Pole to the Equator
Director
Return to Khodorciur—Armenian Diary
Director
La lotta eterna
Director
Das Lied von der Erde - Gustav Mahler
Director
Karagoez catalogo 9,5
Director
Essence of Absinthe
Director
Karagöz et les brûleurs d'herbes parfumées
Director
Catalogo n. 3 - Odore di tiglio attorno alla casa
Director
Cataloghi - Non è altro gli odori che sente
Director
Dal 2 novembre al giorno di Pasqua
Director
Cesare Lombroso - Sull'odore del garofano
Director
Erat Sora
Director
Un prestigiatore/Una miniaturista
Director