Directing
Yervant Gianikian
- Born
- 1942-01-01
- Died
- 2026-07-03
- Birthplace
- Merano, Italy
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
53 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter Three
2025 · Movie
Director
Frente a Guernica
2023 · Movie
Narrator (voice) · Editor · Writer · Director
Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter Two
2019 · Movie
Director · Editor · Producer · Writer
Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers.
2018 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Editor
À propos de nos Voyages en Russie
2016 · Movie
Director
Où en êtes-vous, Yervant Gianikian et Angela Ricci Lucchi?
2015 · Movie
Director
Barbaric Land
2013 · Movie
Director
Electric Fragments No. 7 - Gypsies Toward Bamyan
2013 · Movie
Director
Electric Fragments No. 8 - Shooting Party
2013 · Movie
Director
Malattia, Notes Moscovites 1, Notes Moscovites 2
2012 · Movie
Director
Notes sur nos voyages en Russie 1989-1990
2011 · Movie
Director
Electric Fragments No. 6 - Diary 1989. Dancing in the dark
2009 · Movie
Director
Ti rigalero il mio ultimo respiro
2009 · Movie
Director
Film perduto
2008 · Movie
Director
Ghiro ghiro tondo
2007 · Movie
Director · Writer
Electric Fragments No. 4 - Asia
2005 · Movie
Director
Electric Fragments No. 5 - Africa
2005 · Movie
Director
Lumières mystérieuses
2005 · Movie
Director
Oh! Man
2004 · Movie
Director
Electric Fragments No. 2 - Vietnam
2002 · Movie
Director
Electric Fragments No. 3 - Bodies
2002 · Movie
Director
Electric Fragments No. 1 - Rom (Uomini)
2001 · Movie
Director
Images of the Orient - "Vandalic Tourism"
2001 · Movie
Writer · Director
Balkan Inventory
2000 · Movie
Director · Writer
Terremoto
1999 · Movie
Director
On the Heights All Is Peace
1998 · Movie
Director · Writer
Trasparenze
1998 · Movie
Director
Io ricordo
1997 · Movie
Director
Nocturne
1997 · Movie
Director
Lo specchio di Diana
1996 · Movie
Director
Prisoners of War
1995 · Movie
Director
African Diary
1994 · Movie
Director
Aria
1994 · Movie
Director
Criminal Animals
1994 · Movie
Director · Writer
Mario Giacomelli - Contact
1993 · Movie
Director
Lettera a un amico
1992 · Movie
Director
People, Years, Life
1990 · Movie
Director · Writer
From the Pole to the Equator
1987 · Movie
Director · Producer · Editor
Return to Khodorciur—Armenian Diary
1986 · Movie
Director
La lotta eterna
1984 · Movie
Director
Das Lied von der Erde - Gustav Mahler
1982 · Movie
Director
Essence of Absinthe
1981 · Movie
Director
Karagoez catalogo 9,5
1981 · Movie
Director
Catalogo n. 3 - Odore di tiglio attorno alla casa
1979 · Movie
Director
Karagöz et les brûleurs d'herbes parfumées
1979 · Movie
Director
Cataloghi - Non è altro gli odori che sente
1976 · Movie
Director
Cesare Lombroso - Sull'odore del garofano
1976 · Movie
Director
Dal 2 novembre al giorno di Pasqua
1976 · Movie
Director
Erat Sora
1975 · Movie
Director
Essence - Di una personalità limitata al senso dell'odorato
1975 · Movie
Director
Un prestigiatore/Una miniaturista
1975 · Movie
Director
Viaggio di la rose
1975 · Movie
Director
Vladimir Propp- Profumo di lupo
1975 · Movie
Director · Editor