Yervant Gianikian
Born: 1942-01-01 in Merano, Italy
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2025
- Angela’s Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter Three ... (Director)
2023
- Frente a Guernica as Narrator (voice)
2019
- Angela’s Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter Two ... (Director)
2018
- Angela’s Diaries. Two Filmmakers. ... (Director)
2016
- À propos de nos Voyages en Russie ... (Director)
2015
- Où en êtes-vous, Yervant Gianikian et Angela Ricci Lucchi? ... (Director)
2013
- Electric Fragments No. 8 - Shooting Party ... (Director)
- Electric Fragments No. 7 - Gypsies Toward Bamyan ... (Director)
- Barbaric Land ... (Director)
2012
- Malattia, Notes Moscovites 1, Notes Moscovites 2 ... (Director)
2011
- Notes sur nos voyages en Russie 1989-1990 ... (Director)
2009
- Electric Fragments No. 6 - Diary 1989. Dancing in the dark ... (Director)
- Ti rigalero il mio ultimo respiro ... (Director)
2008
- Film perduto ... (Director)
2007
- Ghiro ghiro tondo ... (Writer)
2005
- Lumières mystérieuses ... (Director)
- Electric Fragments No. 4 - Asia ... (Director)
- Electric Fragments No. 5 - Africa ... (Director)
2004
- Oh! Man ... (Director)
2002
- Electric Fragments No. 3 - Bodies ... (Director)
- Electric Fragments No. 2 - Vietnam ... (Director)
2001
- Electric Fragments No. 1 - Rom (Uomini) ... (Director)
- Images of the Orient - "Vandalic Tourism" ... (Writer)
2000
- Balkan Inventory ... (Writer)
1999
- Terremoto ... (Director)
1998
- On the Heights All Is Peace ... (Director)
- Trasparenze ... (Director)
1997
- Io ricordo ... (Director)
- Nocturne ... (Director)
1996
- Lo specchio di Diana ... (Director)
1995
- Prisoners of War ... (Director)
1994
- African Diary ... (Director)
- Criminal Animals ... (Writer)
- Aria ... (Director)
1993
- Mario Giacomelli - Contact ... (Director)
1992
- Lettera a un amico ... (Director)
1990
- People, Years, Life ... (Director)
1987
- From the Pole to the Equator ... (Director)
1986
- Return to Khodorciur—Armenian Diary ... (Director)
1984
- La lotta eterna ... (Director)
1982
- Das Lied von der Erde - Gustav Mahler ... (Director)
1981
- Karagoez catalogo 9,5 ... (Director)
- Essence of Absinthe ... (Director)
1979
- Catalogo n. 3 - Odore di tiglio attorno alla casa ... (Director)
- Karagöz et les brûleurs d'herbes parfumées ... (Director)
1976
- Cataloghi - Non è altro gli odori che sente ... (Director)
- Cesare Lombroso - Sull'odore del garofano ... (Director)
- Dal 2 novembre al giorno di Pasqua ... (Director)
1975
- Un prestigiatore/Una miniaturista ... (Director)
- Viaggio di la rose ... (Director)
- Essence - Di una personalità limitata al senso dell'odorato ... (Director)
- Erat Sora ... (Director)