FILM DIRECTOR

Edward Lachman

1948 - Today

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Edward Lachman (born March 31, 1948) is an American cinematographer and director. He has primarily worked in independent film, and has served as director of photography on films by Todd Haynes (including Far from Heaven in 2002 and Carol in 2015, both of which earned Lachman Oscar nominations), Ulrich Seidl, Wim Wenders, Steven Soderbergh and Paul Schrader. His other work includes Werner Herzog's La Soufrière (1977), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides (1999), Robert Altman's final film A Prairie Home Companion (2006), and Todd Solondz's Life During Wartime (2009). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Lachman has received more than 229,324 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Lachman is the 1,387th most popular film director (up from 1,494th in 2019), the 9,449th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,360th in 2019) and the 365th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 2.81

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Edward Lachman ranks 1,387 out of 2,041. Before him are James Young, Semih Kaplanoğlu, Chloé Zhao, Carlos Saldanha, Lev Arnshtam, and Gavin Hood. After him are Lev Kulidzhanov, Flora Gomes, Hugh Wilson, James Gray, François Dupeyron, and Ken Burns.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Edward Lachman ranks 599. Before him are Rosemary Casals, Lydie Salvayre, Julia Donaldson, Garrick Ohlsson, Rolf-Dieter Heuer, and Ted Lange. After him are John Gray, Viktor Matviyenko, Lesław Ćmikiewicz, Norair Nurikyan, Persis Khambatta, and Eizo Kenmotsu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Lachman ranks 9,449 out of 20,380. Before him are Naomi Novik (1973), Debbie Meyer (1952), Bette Nesmith Graham (1924), Benjamin Harrison V (1726), Janis Paige (1922), and Burn Gorman (1974). After him are David Ray Griffin (1939), Bob Avakian (1943), Glenn Morshower (1959), Barry Shabaka Henley (1954), Irwin M. Jacobs (1933), and Millie Hughes-Fulford (1945).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Edward Lachman ranks 365. Before him are Gregg Araki (1959), Judd Apatow (1967), Dave Filoni (1974), Rich Moore (1963), Alfred E. Green (1889), and James Young (1872). After him are Hugh Wilson (1943), James Gray (1969), Ken Burns (1953), Michael Hoffman (1956), Terry Zwigoff (1949), and Paul Bartel (1938).

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Filmography

Carol
Director
In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.
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The Virgin Suicides
Director
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.
Apr 21o 20007.1 / 10
Erin Brockovich
Director
A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.
Mar 17o 20007.435 / 10