Yervant Gianikian

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1942-01-01 (82 years old)

Place of Birth Merano, Italy

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.

Known For

Director

2023
Frente a Guernica

as Director

2013
Barbaric Land

as Director

2008
Film perduto

as Director

2007
Ghiro ghiro tondo

as Director

2005
2004
Oh! Man

as Director

2000
Balkan Inventory

as Director

1999
Terremoto

as Director

1998
Trasparenze

as Director

1997
Nocturne

as Director

1997
Io ricordo

as Director

1996
1995
Prisoners of War

as Director

1994
Criminal Animals

as Director

1994
African Diary

as Director

1994
Aria

as Director

1992
Lettera a un amico

as Director

1990
1984
La lotta eterna

as Director

1981
1981
1975
Erat Sora

as Director

1975
Viaggio di la rose

as Director

Actor

2023
Frente a Guernica

as Narrator (voice)