Directing
Yervant Gianikian
IT, FR, EN, XX cinema · 53 credits
Born
1 January 1942
Died
3 July 2026 (aged 84)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
Frente a Guernica
as Narrator (voice), Writer, Editor, Director
Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter Two
Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
Angela's Diaries. Two Filmmakers.
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Barbaric Land
Director
Notes sur nos voyages en Russie 1989-1990
2011
Notes sur nos voyages en Russie 1989-1990
Director
Film perduto
Director
Ghiro ghiro tondo
2007
Ghiro ghiro tondo
Director, Writer
Oh! Man
Director
Images of the Orient - "Vandalic Tourism"
Director, Writer
Balkan Inventory
Director, Writer
On the Heights All Is Peace
Director, Writer
Trasparenze
Director
Io ricordo
Director
Prisoners of War
Director
Criminal Animals
Director, Writer
African Diary
Director
Aria
Director
People, Years, Life
Director, Writer
From the Pole to the Equator
Director, Producer, Editor
Das Lied von der Erde - Gustav Mahler
1982
Das Lied von der Erde - Gustav Mahler
Director
Erat Sora
Director
Vladimir Propp- Profumo di lupo
Director, Editor