Edward Lachman

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Edward Lachman
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Lachman in 2009
Born (1948-03-31) March 31, 1948 (age 76)
Other namesEd Lachman
Alma mater Harvard University
University of Tours
Ohio University
Occupations
  • Cinematographer
  • director
Years active1972–present
Children1

Edward Lachman (born March 31, 1948) is an American cinematographer and director. He has primarily worked in independent film, and has served as director of photography on films by Todd Haynes (including Far from Heaven in 2002 and Carol in 2015, both of which earned Lachman Oscar nominations [1] ), Ulrich Seidl, Wim Wenders, Steven Soderbergh and Paul Schrader. His other work includes Werner Herzog's La Soufrière (1977), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides (1999), Robert Altman's final film A Prairie Home Companion (2006), and Todd Solondz's Life During Wartime (2009). [2] He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

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In 1989, Lachman co-directed a segment of the anthology film Imagining America . [3] In 2002, he co-directed the controversial Ken Park with Larry Clark. In 2013, Lachman produced a series of videos in collaboration with French electronic duo Daft Punk, for their album Random Access Memories .

Early life

Lachman was born to a Jewish family [4] in Morristown, New Jersey, the son of Rosabel (Roth) and Edward Lachman, a movie theater distributor and owner. [5] [6] [7] He attended Harvard University and studied in France at the University of Tours before pursuing a BFA in painting at Ohio University. [6] He has a daughter, Bella Lachman (b. 2005) who lives in Amsterdam. [8]

Filmography

Cinematographer

Film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1974 The Lords of Flatbush Martin Davidson
Stephen Verona
With Joseph Mangine
1977 False Face John Grissmer
1980 Union City Marcus Reichert
1982 Little Wars Maroun Bagdadi With Heinz Hölscher
1985 Desperately Seeking Susan Susan Seidelman
The Little SisterJan Egleson
Heart of the GardenLavinia Currier
1986PortfolioRobert Guralnick
True Stories David Byrne
El día que me quierasSergio Dow
1987 Making Mr. Right Susan Seidelman
Less than Zero Marek Kanievska
1990 The Local Stigmatic David Wheeler
Catchfire Dennis Hopper
1991 Mississippi Masala Mira Nair
London Kills Me Hanif Kureishi
1992 Light Sleeper Paul Schrader
My New Gun Stacy Cochran
1995 My Family Gregory Nava
1997 Touch Paul Schrader
Selena Gregory Nava
1998 Why Do Fools Fall in Love
1999 The Limey Steven Soderbergh
The Virgin Suicides Sofia Coppola
2000 Erin Brockovich Steven Soderbergh
2001 Sweet November Pat O'Connor
2002 Simone Andrew Niccol
Ken Park Himself
Larry Clark
With Larry Clark
Far from Heaven Todd Haynes
2004 Stryker Noam Gonick
2006 A Prairie Home Companion Robert Altman
2007 Hounddog Deborah Kampmeier With Jim Denault
Import/Export Ulrich Seidl With Wolfgang Thaler
I'm Not There Todd Haynes
2009 Life During Wartime Todd Solondz
2010 Howl Rob Epstein
Jeffrey Friedman
2012 Paradise: Love Ulrich SeidlWith Wolfgang Thaler
Paradise: Faith
Dark Blood George Sluizer Shot in 1993
2013 Paradise: Hope Ulrich SeidlWith Wolfgang Thaler
2015 Carol Todd Haynes
2016 Wiener-Dog [9] Todd Solondz
2017 Wonderstruck Todd Haynes
2019 Dark Waters
2023 El Conde Pablo Larraín
2024 Maria

Documentary film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1980 Lightning Over Water Wim Wenders
Nicholas Ray
With Martin Schäfer
1982 Say Amen, Somebody George T. NierenbergWith Don Lenzer
Report from HollywoodHimselfWith Mitch Dubin
1985 Tokyo-Ga Wim Wenders
Ornette: Made in America Shirley Clarke
I Played It for You Ronee Blakley
Stripper Jerome Gary
The LookRobert Guralnick
1986Mother TeresaAnn Petrie
Jeanette Petrie
With Sandi Sissel
1991Soldiers of MusicBob Eisenhardt
Susan Froemke
Albert Maysles
With Wolfgang Becker, Don Lenzer, Albert Maysles and Martin Schaer
1993 Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey Steven M. Martin With Frank G. DeMarco, Chris Lombardi and Robert Stone
2009 Collapse Chris Smith With Max Malkin and Chris Smith
2014Cathedrals of Culture Robert Redford Segment "The Salk Institute"
2015 Don't Blink – Robert Frank Laura IsraelWith Lisa Rinzler
2021 The Velvet Underground Todd Haynes
2022Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Sacha Jenkins

Documentary short

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1977 La Soufrière Werner Herzog With Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
1983 Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph Bob EisenhardtWith John Corso, Don Lenzer and Mark Obenhaus
2004Cell StoriesHimself

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1988Karajan in SalzburgDeborah Dickson
Susan Froemke
TV special
1993 TriBeCa Michael Dinner Episode "The Box"
1993TV OperasBob BaldwinEpisode "Horse Opera"
2007The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Brian Large Episode "The First Emperor"

Miniseries

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2013Daft Punk Random Access Memories: The CollaboratorsHimselfDocumentary series
2011 Mildred Pierce Todd Haynes

TV movies

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1987 A Gathering of Old Men Volker Schlöndorff
2013 Six by Sondheim Todd HaynesDocumentary film
Segment "I'm Still Here"

Director

Short film

Documentary film

Feature film

Documentary short

Documentary miniseries

TV movies

YearTitleNotes
1989 Imagining America Segment "Get Your Kicks on Route 66"
1990 Red Hot + Blue Segment "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

YearCategoryTitleResultRef.
2002 Best Cinematography Far from HeavenNominated [10]
2015 CarolNominated [11]
2023 El CondeNominated [12]

BAFTA Awards

YearCategoryTitleResultRef.
2015 Best Cinematography CarolNominated [13]

Primetime Emmy Awards

YearCategoryTitleResult
2011 Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series Mildred PierceNominated

Independent Spirit Awards

YearCategoryTitleResult
1986 Best Cinematography True StoriesWon
1992Light SleeperWon
2002Far from HeavenWon
2015CarolWon

National Society of Film Critics

YearCategoryTitleResult
2002 Best Cinematography Far from HeavenWon
2015CarolWon

American Society of Cinematographers

YearCategoryTitleResult
2002 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Far from HeavenNominated
2011 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Television Mildred PierceNominated
2015Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical ReleasesCarolNominated
2023El condeNominated

Other awards

YearAwardCategoryTitleResult
1986 Bogotá Film Festival Best CinematographyEl día que me quierasWon
2002 Jeonju International Film Festival Jeonju Daring Digital Award Ken Park Nominated
Valladolid International Film Festival Golden SpikeNominated
Golden Osella Best Cinematography Far from Heaven Won
Satellite Awards Best Cinematography Nominated
2015 British Society of Cinematographers Best Cinematography Carol Won
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Cinematography Nominated
2017 Florida Film Critics Circle Best Cinematography Wonderstruck Nominated

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