Person

Yervant Gianikian

Directing · 1942–2026 · Merano, Italy

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.

• Essence - Di una personalità limitata al senso dell'odorato

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• Lumières mystérieuses

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  On the Heights All Is Peace

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  Criminal Animals

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  Film perduto

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  Io ricordo

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• Cataloghi - Non è altro gli odori che sente

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• Nocturne

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• Un prestigiatore/Una miniaturista

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• Terremoto

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• 2025Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter ThreeDirector
• 2023Frente a GuernicaNarrator (voice)
• 2019Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter TwoDirector
• 2018Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers.Director
• 2016À propos de nos Voyages en RussieDirector
• 2015Où en êtes-vous, Yervant Gianikian et Angela Ricci Lucchi?Director
• 2013Barbaric LandDirector
• 2013Electric Fragments No. 7 - Gypsies Toward BamyanDirector
• 2013Electric Fragments No. 8 - Shooting PartyDirector
• 2012Malattia, Notes Moscovites 1, Notes Moscovites 2Director
• 2011Notes sur nos voyages en Russie 1989-1990Director
• 2009Electric Fragments No. 6 - Diary 1989. Dancing in the darkDirector
• 2009Ti rigalero il mio ultimo respiroDirector
• 2008Film perdutoDirector
• 2007Ghiro ghiro tondoWriter
• 2005Electric Fragments No. 5 - AfricaDirector
• 2005Lumières mystérieusesDirector
• 2005Electric Fragments No. 4 - AsiaDirector
• 2004Oh! ManDirector
• 2002Electric Fragments No. 2 - VietnamDirector
• 2002Electric Fragments No. 3 - BodiesDirector
• 2001Images of the Orient - "Vandalic Tourism"Writer
• 2001Electric Fragments No. 1 - Rom (Uomini)Director
• 2000Balkan InventoryWriter
• 1999TerremotoDirector
• 1998On the Heights All Is PeaceDirector
• 1998TrasparenzeDirector
• 1997NocturneDirector
• 1997Io ricordoDirector
• 1996Lo specchio di DianaDirector
• 1995Prisoners of WarDirector
• 1994Criminal AnimalsWriter
• 1994African DiaryDirector
• 1994AriaDirector
• 1993Mario Giacomelli - ContactDirector
• 1992Lettera a un amicoDirector
• 1990People, Years, LifeDirector
• 1987From the Pole to the EquatorDirector
• 1986Return to Khodorciur—Armenian DiaryDirector
• 1984La lotta eternaDirector
• 1982Das Lied von der Erde - Gustav MahlerDirector
• 1981Karagoez catalogo 9,5Director
• 1981Essence of AbsintheDirector
• 1979Karagöz et les brûleurs d'herbes parfuméesDirector
• 1979Catalogo n. 3 - Odore di tiglio attorno alla casaDirector
• 1976Dal 2 novembre al giorno di PasquaDirector
• 1976Cataloghi - Non è altro gli odori che senteDirector
• 1976Cesare Lombroso - Sull'odore del garofanoDirector
• 1975Un prestigiatore/Una miniaturistaDirector
• 1975Erat SoraDirector
• 1975Viaggio di la roseDirector
• 1975Essence - Di una personalità limitata al senso dell'odoratoDirector
• 1975Vladimir Propp- Profumo di lupoDirector