Directing · b. 1919 · Dehiwala, Sri Lanka

Lester James Peries

Biography

Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries was a Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Considered as the father of Sri Lankan cinema, Lester worked as a filmmaker from 1949 to 2006 and was involved in over 28 films, including shorts and documentaries.

Directed

Elegy For A Mother 2006 Mansion by the Lake 2002 Awaragira 1990 Kaliyugaya 1982 Village in the Jungle 1980 White Flowers for the Dead 1978 Rebellion 1978 Mangrove Island 1976 The God King 1974 The Treasure 1972 Desa Nisa 1972 Silence of the Heart 1969 The Yellow Robe 1967 Between Two Worlds 1966 Changes in the Village 1963 Sandesaya 1960 The Line of Destiny 1956 Conquest in the Dry Zone 1954

Acting

Celluloid Man Self 2012 Cineaste From Another Time Self 2003

Other Credits

The Tree Goddess Story 2018 The Garden Script 2003 Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa Writer 1988 Maya Producer 1984 The Girls Producer 1978

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