Yervant Gianikian
- Directing
- January 1, 1942 · Merano, Italy
- July 3, 2026
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), Editing
- Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter Two · Director, Editing
- Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers. · Director, Screenplay
- 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, Writer
- Electric Fragments No. 5 - Africa · Director
- Lumières mystérieuses · Director
- Electric Fragments No. 4 - Asia · Director
- Oh! Man · Director
- Electric Fragments No. 2 - Vietnam · Director
- Electric Fragments No. 3 - Bodies · Director
- Images of the Orient - "Vandalic Tourism" · Writer, Director
- Electric Fragments No. 1 - Rom (Uomini) · Director
- Balkan Inventory · Director, Writer
- Terremoto · Director
- On the Heights All Is Peace · Director, Writer
- Trasparenze · Director
- Nocturne · Director
- Io ricordo · Director
- Lo specchio di Diana · Director
- Prisoners of War · Director
- Criminal Animals · Director, Writer
- African Diary · Director
- Aria · Director
- Mario Giacomelli - Contact · Director
- Lettera a un amico · Director
- People, Years, Life · Director, Writer
- From the Pole to the Equator · Director, Producer
- 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
- Dal 2 novembre al giorno di Pasqua · Director
- Cataloghi - Non è altro gli odori che sente · Director
- Cesare Lombroso - Sull'odore del garofano · Director
- Un prestigiatore/Una miniaturista · Director
- Essence - Di una personalità limitata al senso dell'odorato · Director
- Erat Sora · Director
- Viaggio di la rose · Director
- Vladimir Propp- Profumo di lupo · Director, Editing