Yervant Gianikian

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.

Most Famous Work

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Karagoez catalogo 9,5

(1981) Director

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Balkan Inventory

(2000) Writer

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Lo specchio di Diana

(1996) Director

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Frente a Guernica

(2023) Writer

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Nocturne

(1997) Director

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Return to Khodorciur—Armenian Diary

(1986) Director

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Barbaric Land

(2013) Director

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Oh! Man

(2004) Director

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	Narrator (voice)	Frente a Guernica 2023-06-30 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Director	Frente a Guernica 2023-06-30 Movie
2019	Director	Angela’s Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter Two 2019-09-02 Movie
2018	Director	Il Diario di Angela - Noi Due Cineasti 2018-09-02 Movie
2016	Director	À propos de nos Voyages en Russie 2016-10-26 Movie
2015	Director	Où en êtes-vous, Yervant Gianikian et Angela Ricci Lucchi? 2015-09-01 Movie
2013	Director	Barbaric Land 2013-08-10 Movie
	Director	Frammenti elettrici n. 7 - Gypsies Toward Bamyan 2013-04-16 Movie
	Director	Frammenti Elettrici n. 8 - Shooting Party 2013-04-16 Movie
2012	Director	Malattia, Notes Moscovites 1, Notes Moscovites 2 2012-01-01 Movie
2011	Director	Notes sur nos voyages en Russie 1989-1990 2011-04-16 Movie
2009	Director	Frammenti elettrici n. 6 - Diario 1989. Dancing in the dark 2009-10-20 Movie
	Director	Ti rigalero il mio ultimo respiro 2009-01-01 Movie
2008	Director	Film perduto 2008-01-01 Movie
2007	Director	Ghiro ghiro tondo 2007-11-24 Movie
2005	Director	Frammenti elettrici n. 5 - Africa 2005-02-02 Movie
	Director	Frammenti elettrici n. 4 - Asia 2005-01-01 Movie
	Director	Lumières mystérieuses 2005-01-01 Movie
2004	Director	Oh! Man 2004-03-15 Movie
2002	Director	Frammenti elettrici N. 2 - Vietnam 2002-02-02 Movie
	Director	Frammenti elettrici N. 3 - Corpi 2002-02-02 Movie
2001	Director	Images of the Orient - "Vandalic Tourism" 2001-09-01 Movie
	Director	Frammenti elettrici N. 1 - Rom (Uomini) 2001-02-02 Movie
2000	Director	Balkan Inventory 2000-11-10 Movie
1999	Director	Terremoto 1999-01-01 Movie
1998	Director	On the Heights All Is Peace 1998-01-01 Movie
	Director	Trasparenze 1998-01-01 Movie
1997	Director	Nocturne 1997-01-01 Movie
	Director	Io ricordo 1997-01-01 Movie
1996	Director	Lo specchio di Diana 1996-11-01 Movie
1995	Director	Prisoners of War 1995-01-01 Movie
1994	Director	Criminal Animals 1994-01-01 Movie
	Director	Aria 1994-01-01 Movie
	Director	African Diary 1994-01-01 Movie
1993	Director	Mario Giacomelli - Contact 1993-01-01 Movie
1992	Director	Lettera a un amico 1992-01-01 Movie
1990	Director	People, Years, Life 1990-01-01 Movie
1987	Director	From the Pole to the Equator 1987-09-19 Movie
1986	Director	Return to Khodorciur—Armenian Diary 1986-01-01 Movie
1984	Director	La lotta eterna 1984-01-01 Movie
1982	Director	Das Lied von der Erde - Gustav Mahler 1982-01-01 Movie
1981	Director	Karagoez catalogo 9,5 1981-10-17 Movie
	Director	Essence of Absinthe 1981-01-01 Movie
1979	Director	Karagöz et les brûleurs d'herbes parfumées 1979-01-01 Movie
	Director	Catalogo n. 3 - Odore di tiglio attorno alla casa 1979-01-01 Movie
1976	Director	Cataloghi - Non è altro gli odori che sente 1976-01-01 Movie
	Director	Cesare Lombroso - Sull'odore del garofano 1976-01-01 Movie
	Director	Dal 2 novembre al giorno di Pasqua 1976-01-01 Movie
1975	Director	Un prestigiatore/Una miniaturista 1975-01-01 Movie
	Director	Essence - Di una personalità limitata al senso dell'odorato 1975-01-01 Movie
	Director	Erat Sora 1975-01-01 Movie
	Director	Viaggio di la rose 1975-01-01 Movie
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Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Editor	Frente a Guernica 2023-06-30 Movie
2019	Editor	Angela’s Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter Two 2019-09-02 Movie
2018	Editor	Il Diario di Angela - Noi Due Cineasti 2018-09-02 Movie
1987	Editor	From the Pole to the Equator 1987-09-19 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Writer	Frente a Guernica 2023-06-30 Movie
2019	Writer	Angela’s Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter Two 2019-09-02 Movie
2018	Screenplay	Il Diario di Angela - Noi Due Cineasti 2018-09-02 Movie
2007	Writer	Ghiro ghiro tondo 2007-11-24 Movie
2001	Writer	Images of the Orient - "Vandalic Tourism" 2001-09-01 Movie
2000	Writer	Balkan Inventory 2000-11-10 Movie
1998	Writer	On the Heights All Is Peace 1998-01-01 Movie
1994	Writer	Criminal Animals 1994-01-01 Movie
1990	Writer	People, Years, Life 1990-01-01 Movie
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Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2019	Producer	Angela’s Diaries. Two Filmmakers. Chapter Two 2019-09-02 Movie
1987	Producer	From the Pole to the Equator 1987-09-19 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv