Edward Lachman
Edward Lachman (born March 31, 1948) is an American cinematographer and director, known primarily for his work in independent films. Lachman has received four Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominations for his work on Far from Heaven (2002), Carol (2015), El Conde (2023), and Maria (2024). His other work includes La Soufrière (1977), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Mississippi Masala (1991), The Virgin Suicides (1999), Erin Brockovich (2000), A Prairie Home Companion (2006), and Life During Wartime (2009).
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Edward Lachman
Ed_Lachman,_Todd_Solondz_and_Shirley_Henderson.jpg: nicolas genin derivative work: RanZag (talk) · Ed_Lachman,_Todd_Solondz_and_Shirley_Henderson.jpg · CC BY-SA 2.0
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- 1948 · Morristown.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- cinematographer · film director · film producer · actor
- Education
- Harvard University · Ohio University · Tours University
- Honours
- Golden Frog · Silver Frog · Marburg Camera Award
- Languages
- English
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Edward Lachman (born March 31, 1948) is an American cinematographer and director, known primarily for his work in independent films. Lachman has received four Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominations for his work on Far from Heaven (2002), Carol (2015), El Conde (2023), and Maria (2024). His other work includes La Soufrière (1977), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Mississippi Masala (1991), The Virgin Suicides (1999), Erin Brockovich (2000), A Prairie Home Companion (2006), and Life During Wartime (2009).
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Early life
Early life
For his work on television, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie for the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011). He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.
Edward Lachman studied at Harvard University, Ohio University and Tours University. The recorded working language is English. Work by Edward Lachman is recorded in the collections of Whitney Museum of American Art. Distinctions recorded are Golden Frog, Silver Frog and Marburg Camera Award.
Lachman was born to a Jewish family in Morristown, New Jersey, the son of Rosabel (Roth) and Edward Lachman, a movie theater distributor and owner. He attended Harvard University and studied in France at the University of Tours before pursuing a BFA in painting at Ohio University. He has a daughter, Bella Lachman (b. 2005) who is born and raised in Amsterdam and currently lives in Paris.
Career
Career
In 1989, Lachman co-directed a segment of the anthology film Imagining America. 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.
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Feature film Ken Park (2002) TV movies
66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 2ème jour (03/09/2009) Ed Lachman (directeur de la photographie), Todd Solondz et Shirley Henderson lors du Photocall pour le film: Life during a wartime.
nicolas genin · originally posted to Flickr as 66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra)
66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 2ème jour (03/09/2009) Ed Lachman (directeur de la photographie) lors du Photocall pour le film: Life during a wartime
nicolas genin from Paris, France · 66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra)
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- Edward Lachman, ASC, Conversations with Contemporary Cinematographers, 2021
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- 1.Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The 75th Academy Awards. October 5, 2014.
- 2.EDWARD LACHMAN. www.cinematographers.nl.
- 3.Bloom, Nate. The tribe at the Oscars, 2016. Times of Israel. February 25, 2016.
- 4.Edward Lachman Biography (1946-).
- 5.Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers: Edward Lachman
- 6.Obituary 1 -- No Title. The New York Times. August 7, 1964.
- 7.Robinson, Joanna. Carol's Production Designer Reveals How to Achieve Cate Blanchett Chic. Vanity Fair. November 27, 2015.
- 8.Michael Wilmington. 'Imagining America': Four Riffs on a Common Theme. Los Angeles Times. June 7, 1989.
- 9.Erbland, Kate. How I Shot That: Ed Lachman Overcomes the Usual Challenges to Lens the Audacious 'Wiener-Dog'. Indiewire.com. January 25, 2016.
- 10.75th Academy Awards. Oscars.org. October 5, 2014.
- 11.88th Academy Awards. Oscars.org. February 16, 2017.
- 12.96th Academy Awards. Oscars.org.
- 13.The 97th Academy Awards | 2025. February 10, 2025.
- 14.69th British Academy Film Awards. Bafta.org.
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