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Lester James Peries

Lester James Peries

Actor, Director, Writer

Born April 5, 1919 in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka

Died April 29, 2018

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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.

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Filmography

Actor

2

Type

Year

Celluloid Man Poster

Celluloid Man Documentary2012Self

Cannes Film Festival Poster

Cannes Film Festival TV Series1952Self - Jury member

Director

31

Type

Year

Elegy for a Mother Poster

Elegy for a Mother Feature Film2006

Mansion by the Lake Poster

Mansion by the Lake Feature Film2002

West End Poster

West End Feature Film1990

Yagunthaya Feature Film1985

Kaliyugaya Poster

Kaliyugaya Feature Film1982

Village in the Jungle Poster

Village in the Jungle Feature Film1980

Pinhamy Feature Film1979

Brave Puran Appu Poster

Brave Puran Appu Feature Film1978

White Flowers for the Dead Poster

White Flowers for the Dead Feature Film1978

Enchanted Island Poster

Enchanted Island Feature Film1976

The God King Poster

The God King Feature Film1974

A Certain Look Poster

A Certain Look Feature Film1972

Five Acres of Land Feature Film1972

The Treasure Poster

The Treasure Feature Film1972

Kandy Perahera Short Film1971

Forty Leagues from Paradise Short Film1970

Silence of the Heart Poster

Silence of the Heart Feature Film1969

Steel Short Film1969

The Yellow Robes Feature Film1967

Between Two Worlds Poster

Between Two Worlds Feature Film1966

Forward into the Future Documentary1964

Changes in the Village Poster

Changes in the Village Feature Film1963

Home from the Sea Documentary1962

Too Many Too Soon Short Film1961

The Message Poster

The Message Feature Film1960

The Line of Destiny Poster

The Line of Destiny Feature Film1956

Be Safe or Be Sorry Short Film1955

Conquest in the Dry Zone Documentary1954

A Sinhalese Dance Short Film1950

Farewell to Childhood Short Film1950

Soliloquy Documentary1949

Writer

14

Type

Year

Vaishnavee Poster

Vaishnavee Feature Film2017

Mansion by the Lake Poster

Mansion by the Lake Feature Film2002

Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa Poster

Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa Feature Film1988

Village in the Jungle Poster

Village in the Jungle Feature Film1980

Between Two Worlds Poster

Between Two Worlds Feature Film1966

Home from the Sea Documentary1962

Too Many Too Soon Short Film1961

The Message Poster

The Message Feature Film1960

The Line of Destiny Poster

The Line of Destiny Feature Film1956

Be Safe or Be Sorry Short Film1955

Conquest in the Dry Zone Documentary1954

A Sinhalese Dance Short Film1950

Farewell to Childhood Short Film1950

Soliloquy Documentary1949

Producer

2

The Girls Poster

The Girls Feature Film1978

The Line of Destiny Poster

The Line of Destiny Feature Film1956

Thanks

1

Le livre de cristal Poster

Le livre de cristal Feature Film1994

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