Edward Lachman | |
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 Lachman in 2009 | |
| Born | (1948-03-31)March 31, 1948 (age 77) Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 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 inindependent film, and has served as director of photography on films byTodd Haynes,Pablo Larrain,Ulrich Seidl,Wim Wenders,Steven Soderbergh andPaul Schrader.
Lachman has received fourAcademy Award for Best Cinematography nominations for his work onFar from Heaven (2002),Carol (2015),El Conde (2023), andMaria (2024).[1]His other work includesLa Soufrière (1977),Desperately Seeking Susan (1985),Mississippi Masala (1991),The Virgin Suicides (1999),Erin Brockovich (2000),A Prairie Home Companion (2006), andLife During Wartime (2009).[2]
For his work on television, he was nominated for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie for theHBO miniseriesMildred Pierce (2011). He is a member of theAmerican Society of Cinematographers.
Lachman was born to aJewish family[3] inMorristown, New Jersey, the son of Rosabel (Roth) and Edward Lachman, a movie theater distributor and owner.[4][5][6] He attendedHarvard University and studied in France at theUniversity of Tours before pursuing aBFA in painting atOhio University.[5] He has a daughter, Bella Lachman (b. 2005) who lives in Amsterdam.[7]
In 1989, Lachman co-directed a segment of theanthology filmImagining America.[8] In 2002, he co-directed the controversialKen Park withLarry Clark. In 2013, Lachman produced a series of videos in collaboration with French electronic duoDaft Punk, for their albumRandom Access Memories.
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | La Soufrière | Werner Herzog | WithJörg Schmidt-Reitwein |
| 1980 | Lightning Over Water | Wim Wenders Nicholas Ray | With Martin Schäfer |
| 1982 | Say Amen, Somebody | George T. Nierenberg | With Don Lenzer |
| Report from Hollywood | Himself | With Mitch Dubin | |
| 1983 | Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph | Bob Eisenhardt | With John Corso, Don Lenzer and Mark Obenhaus |
| 1985 | Tokyo-Ga | Wim Wenders | |
| Ornette: Made in America | Shirley Clarke | ||
| I Played It for You | Ronee Blakley | ||
| Stripper | Jerome Gary | ||
| The Look | Robert Guralnick | ||
| 1986 | Mother Teresa | Ann Petrie Jeanette Petrie | WithSandi Sissel |
| 1991 | Soldiers of Music | Bob Eisenhardt Susan Froemke Albert Maysles | WithWolfgang Becker, Don Lenzer,Albert Maysles and Martin Schaer |
| 1993 | Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey | Steven M. Martin | With Frank G. DeMarco, Chris Lombardi andRobert Stone |
| 2004 | Cell Stories | Himself | Documentary short |
| 2009 | Collapse | Chris Smith | With Max Malkin and Chris Smith |
| 2014 | Cathedrals of Culture | Robert Redford | Segment "The Salk Institute" |
| 2015 | Don't Blink – Robert Frank | Laura Israel | WithLisa Rinzler |
| 2021 | The Velvet Underground | Todd Haynes | |
| 2022 | Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues | Sacha Jenkins |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | A Gathering of Old Men | Volker Schlöndorff | TV movie |
| 1988 | Karajan in Salzburg | Deborah Dickson Susan Froemke | TV special |
| 1993 | TriBeCa | Michael Dinner | Episode "The Box" |
| 1993 | TV Operas | Bob Baldwin | Episode "Horse Opera" |
| 2007 | The Metropolitan Opera HD Live | Brian Large | Episode "The First Emperor" |
| 2013 | Daft Punk Random Access Memories: The Collaborators | Himself | Documentary series |
| 2011 | Mildred Pierce | Todd Haynes | Miniseries |
| 2013 | Six by Sondheim | Segment "I'm Still Here" |
Feature film
TV movies
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Imagining America | Segment "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" |
| 1990 | Red Hot + Blue | Segment "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" |
