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(including '' Far from Heaven'' in 2002 and '' Carol'' in 2015, both of which earned Lachman

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's '' La Soufrière'' (1977), ''

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'' (1985),

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's directorial debut, ''

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'' (1999), Robert Altman's last picture '' A Prairie Home Companion'' (2006), and Todd Solondz's '' Life During Wartime'' (2009). He is a member of the

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. In 1989, Lachman co-directed a segment of the anthology film '' Imagining America''. In 2002, Lachman 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 the duo's album ''

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''.

Life and education

Lachman was born to a

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family in Morristown, New Jersey, the son of Rosabel (Roth) and Edward Lachman, a movie theater distributor and owner.Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers: Edward Lachman
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and studied in France at the

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before pursuing a BFA in painting at

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. He has a daughter, Bella Lachman (b. 2005) who lives in Amsterdam.

Filmography

Documentaries

Short films

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lachman, Edward 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