At 62, Edelman is among leading European cinematographers. He was born and studied in Łódź.
He has worked on several films with Andrzej Wajda, but it was his close collaboration with Roman Polański that made him famous.
In 2002, Edelman was named Best European Cinematographer for his work on Polański’s Oscar-winning film “The Pianist”, based on the war-time plight of Władysław Szpilman, the Polish pianist and composer of Jewish origin. He was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA for the same film.
His credits also include Polański’s “Oliver Twist”, “Carnage”, “Venus in Fur”, and “The Ghost Writer”.
The idea of the Alley of Stars in Łódź is borrowed from the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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