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Lester James Peries

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.

On screen

  • Celluloid Man

Behind the camera

  • The Tree Goddess
  • Elegy For A Mother
  • Mansion by the Lake
  • Awaragira
  • Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa
  • Kaliyugaya
  • Baddegama
  • White Flowers for the Dead
  • Rebellion
  • Mangrove Island
  • The God King
  • The Treasure
  • Silence of the Heart
  • The Yellow Robe
  • Between Two Worlds
  • Changes in the Village
  • Sandesaya
  • The Line of Destiny

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