Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
64
Gender
Female
Birthday
1942-01-01
Day of Death
2018-02-28 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Lugo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Also Known As
Angela Ricci Lucchi
Biography
Angela Ricci Lucchi was an Italian filmmaker and artist. She studied painting under Oskar Kokoschka in Salzburg. In the 1970s, she began a lifelong collaboration with her partner, Yervant Gianikian. Together, they created influential found-footage films examining the specters of war, genocide, and colonialism. Their notable works include From the Pole to the Equator (1986) and Prisoners of War (1995). Ricci Lucchi's contributions to avant-garde cinema are celebrated for their profound historical and political insights.
