Lester James Peries
Directing · Director · Writer · Producer
Born Apr 5, 1919 · Dehiwala, Sri Lanka
Active 1954–2018 · Awards: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
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,…
Filmography
White Flowers for the Dead (1978) — DirectorRebellion (1978) — DirectorSilence of the Heart (1969) — DirectorMangrove Island (1976) — DirectorSandesaya (1960) — Director · WriterKaliyugaya (1982) — DirectorThe Line of Destiny (1956) — Director · Writer · ProducerAwaragira (1990) — DirectorThe Yellow Robe (1967) — DirectorThe Treasure (1972) — DirectorThe Girls (1978) — ProducerBetween Two Worlds (1966) — Director · WriterDesa Nisa (1972) — DirectorGod King (1974) — DirectorBaddegama (1980) — Director · WriterMansion by the Lake (2002) — Director · WriterChanges in the Village (1963) — DirectorElegy For A Mother (2006) — DirectorSagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa (1988) — WriterThe Garden (2003) — ScriptThe Tree Goddess (2018) — StoryConquest in the Dry Zone (1954) — DirectorSihinayaki Re — DirectorMaya (1984) — Producer