Edward Lachman | |
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Born | Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. | March 31, 1948
Other names | Ed Lachman |
Alma mater | Harvard University University of Tours Ohio University |
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Years active | 1972–present |
Children | 1 |
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.
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 .
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]
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1977 | La Soufrière | Werner Herzog | |
1980 | Lightning Over Water | Wim Wenders, Nicholas Ray | |
1982 | Say Amen, Somebody | George T. Nierenberg | |
Report from Hollywood | Himself | ||
1984 | In Our Hands | Robert Richter, Stanley Warnow | |
1985 | Tokyo-Ga | Wim Wenders | |
1985 | Ornette: Made in America | Shirley Clarke | |
The Look | Robert Guralnick | ||
I Played It for You | Ronee Blakley | ||
1986 | Mother Teresa | Ann Petrie, Jeanette Petrie | |
Stripper | Jerome Gary | ||
1987 | Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll | Taylor Hackford | |
1989 | Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt | Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | |
1991 | Soldiers of Music | Bob Eisenhardt, Susan Froemke, Albert Maysles | |
1993 | Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey | Steven M. Martin | |
2009 | Collapse | Chris Smith | |
2010 | In the Hearts of Africa | Himself | |
2013 | Six by Sondheim | Todd Haynes (4) | Segment: "I'm Still Here" |
2014 | Cathedrals of Culture | Robert Redford | Segment: "The Salk Institute" |
2015 | Don't Blink – Robert Frank | Laura Israel | |
2021 | The Velvet Underground | Todd Haynes (8) |
Year | Title | Director |
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1978 | Wings of Ash: A Dramatization of the Life of Antonin Artaud | Marcus Reichert |
1982 | Split Cherry Tree | Andrei Konchalovsky |
1983 | Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph | Bob Eisenhardt |
1984 | The Last Trip to Harrisburg | Brummbaer, Udo Kier and Himself |
1985 | R.A.B.L. | Patrice M. Regnier |
2004 | Cell Stories | Himself |
2006 | The Music of Regret | Laurie Simmons |
2008 | Life for a Child | Himself |
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1988 | Karajan in Salzburg | Deborah Dickson, Susan Froemke | TV special |
1993 | TriBeCa | Michael Dinner | Episode: "The Box" |
2011 | Mildred Pierce | Todd Haynes (3) | Miniseries |
TV movies
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1986 | The Little Sister | Jan Egleson | |
1987 | A Gathering of Old Men | Volker Schlöndorff | |
1989 | Imagining America | Himself | Segment "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" |
1990 | Red Hot + Blue | Segment "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" | |
1993 | Horse Opera | Bob Baldwin | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Academy Awards | ||||
2002 | Best Cinematography | Far from Heaven | Nominated | [10] |
2015 | Carol | Nominated | [11] | |
2023 | El Conde | Nominated | [12] | |
BAFTA Awards | ||||
2015 | Best Cinematography | Carol | Nominated | [13] |
Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
2011 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series | Mildred Pierce | Nominated | |
Independent Spirit Awards | ||||
1986 | Best Cinematography | True Stories | Won | |
1992 | Light Sleeper | Won | ||
2002 | Far from Heaven | Won | ||
2015 | Carol | Won | ||
National Society of Film Critics | ||||
2002 | Best Cinematography | Far from Heaven | Won | |
2015 | Carol | Won | ||
Other awards
Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
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1986 | Bogotá Film Festival | Best Cinematography | El día que me quieras | Won | |
2002 | Jeonju International Film Festival | Jeonju Daring Digital Award | Ken Park | Nominated | |
Valladolid International Film Festival | Golden Spike | Nominated | |||
Golden Osella | Best Cinematography | Far from Heaven | Won | ||
Satellite Awards | Best Cinematography | Nominated | |||
2002 | American Society of Cinematographers | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Far from Heaven | Nominated | |
2011 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Television | Mildred Pierce | Nominated | ||
2015 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Carol | Nominated | ||
2023 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | El conde | 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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