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Lester James Peries

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.

Et billede af Lester James Peries

Directing

1954

[ ] Conquest in the Dry Zone (Director)

1956

[ ] The Line of Destiny (Director)

1960

[ ] The Memorandum (Director)

1963

[ ] Changes in the Village (Director)

1966

[ ] Between Two Worlds (Director)

1969

[ ] Silence of the Heart (Director)

1972

[ ] The Treasure (Director)
[ ] Desa Nisa (Director)

1974

[ ] The God King (Director)

1976

[ ] Mangrove Island (Director)

1978

[ ] White Flowers for the Dead (Director)

1980

[ ] Village in the Jungle (Director)

1982

[ ] Kaliyugaya (Director)

1990

[ ] Awaragira (Director)

2002

[ ] Mansion by the Lake (Director)

2006

[ ] Elegy For A Mother (Director)

Writing

1956

[ ] The Line of Destiny (Writer)

1960

[ ] The Memorandum (Writer)

1966

[ ] Between Two Worlds (Writer)

1980

[ ] Village in the Jungle (Writer)

1988

[ ] Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa (Writer)

2002

[ ] Mansion by the Lake (Writer)

2018

[ ] The Tree Goddess (Story)

Production

1956

[ ] The Line of Destiny (Producer)

1978

[ ] The Girls (Producer)

Crew

2003

[ ] The Garden (Script)

Actor

2003

[ ] Cineaste From Another Time (Self)

2012

[ ] Celluloid Man (Self)