Edward Lachman (born March 31, 1948) is an American cinematographer and director. Lachman is mostly associated with the American
independent film
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movement, and has served as director of photography on films by
Todd Haynes
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(including ''
Far from Heaven'' in 2002 and ''
Carol'' in 2015, both of which earned Lachman
Oscar
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nominations),
Ulrich Seidl
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His 2012 film '' Paradise: Love'' competed for the Palme ...
,
Wim Wenders
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,
Steven Soderbergh
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Soderbergh's direc ...
and
Paul Schrader
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. His other work includes
Werner Herzog
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's ''
La Soufrière'' (1977), ''
Desperately Seeking Susan
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'' (1985),
Sofia Coppola
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's directorial debut, ''
The Virgin Suicides
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'' (1999),
Robert Altman
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's last picture ''
A Prairie Home Companion
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'' (2006), and
Todd Solondz
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's ''
Life During Wartime'' (2009). 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
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''
Imagining America
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Overview
''Imagining America'' is ...
''. In 2002, Lachman co-directed the controversial ''
Ken Park
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'' with
Larry Clark
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. In 2013, Lachman produced a series of videos in collaboration with French electronic duo
Daft Punk
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, for the duo's album ''
Random Access Memories
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''.
Life and education
Lachman was born to a
Jewish
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family
in
, the son of Rosabel (Roth) and Edward Lachman, a movie theater distributor and owner.
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/ref> He attended Harvard University
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and studied in France at the University of Tours
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before pursuing a BFA in painting at Ohio University
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. He has a daughter, Bella Lachman (b. 2005) who lives in Amsterdam.
Filmography
Documentaries
Short films
Television
References
External links
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1948 births
Living people
American cinematographers
20th-century American Jews
University of Tours alumni
Harvard University alumni
Independent Spirit Award winners
Jewish film people
Ohio University alumni
People from Morristown, New Jersey
21st-century American Jews