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).

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.

Early life 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.

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.

Filmography Cinematographer Film

Documentary film Year Title Director Notes 1977 La Soufrière Werner Herzog With Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein 1980 Lightning Over Water Wim WendersNicholas Ray With Martin Schäfer1982 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 Obenhaus1985 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 PetrieJeanette Petrie With Sandi Sissel 1991 Soldiers of Music Bob EisenhardtSusan FroemkeAlbert 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 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 With Lisa Rinzler 2021 The Velvet Underground Todd Haynes 2022 Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Sacha Jenkins

Television Year Title Director Notes 1987 A Gathering of Old Men Volker Schlöndorff TV movie 1988 Karajan in Salzburg Deborah DicksonSusan 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 PierceTodd Haynes Miniseries 2013 Six by Sondheim Segment "I'm Still Here"

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Feature film Ken Park (2002)

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"

Awards and nominations