#ed lachman

True Stories (1986)

A kaleidoscopic orgy of neon, Texas neoliberalism, telecommunications, late 20th century architecture, norteño swing, wandering troubadour David Byrne and the music of the Talking Heads; Swoosie Kurtz; shot on location around Dallas.

Director: David Byrne

Cinematographer: Ed Lachman

Production Designer: Barbara Ling

Costume Designer: Elizabeth McBride

SUBLIME CINEMA #695 - CAROL

Todd Haynes and Ed Lachman have collaborated on some great films together, their evocation of the 50's studio films and Douglas Sirk in Far From Heaven and Carol is exemplary: beautiful, bold pastel colors, stark lighting, shot on 16mm and carefully selected lenses that would have been common back in that period.

"A girl working as a simple saleswoman in a department store, while also practicing photography on the side. At first, she only photographs urban landscapes or her own shadow. She is unable to photograph others, to confront their gaze. It is through her romantic relationship with Carol that she manages to connect with her own emotions, accept them, and turn them into a strength that she expresses through her camera. As their relationship deepens and Carol grows attached to Therese, the story shifts to her perspective, culminating in her gaze at the moment she is about to lose Therese."

True Stories: A Film About a Bunch of People in Virgil Texas (1986) by David Byrne