Lester James Peries

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Directing

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.

Filmography

• The Tree Goddess (2018)
• Celluloid Man (2012)
• Elegy For A Mother (2006)
• The Garden (2003)
• Cineaste From Another Time (2003)
• Mansion by the Lake (2002)
• Awaragira (1990)
• Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa (1988)
• Maya (1984)
• Yuganthaya (1983)
• Kaliyugaya (1982)
• Baddegama (1980)
• Rebellion (1978)
• The Girls (1978)
• White Flowers for the Dead (1978)
• Mangrove Island (1976)
• God King (1974)
• The Treasure (1972)
• Desa Nisa (1972)
• Silence of the Heart (1969)
• The Yellow Robe (1967)
• Sihinayaki Re (1967)
• Between Two Worlds (1966)
• Changes in the Village (1963)
• Sandesaya (1960)
• The Line of Destiny (1956)
• Conquest in the Dry Zone (1954)