Lester James Peries
Known for
Directing
Born
April 5, 1919
Birthplace
Dehiwala, Sri Lanka
Died
April 29, 2018 (aged 99)
Biography
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.
Best known work
The Line of Destiny
1956
Celluloid Man
2012
Baddegama
1980
Changes in the Village
1963
The Girls
1978
Between Two Worlds
1966
The Treasure
1972
Mansion by the Lake
2002
Silence of the Heart
1969
Kaliyugaya
1982Filmography
2018
The Tree GoddessStory
2012
Celluloid Manas Self
2006
Elegy For A MotherDirector
2003
The GardenScript
2003
Cineaste From Another Timeas Self
2002
Mansion by the LakeWriter, Director
1990
AwaragiraDirector
1988
1984
MayaProducer
1983
YuganthayaDirector
1982
KaliyugayaDirector
1980
BaddegamaWriter, Director
1978
RebellionDirector
1978
The GirlsProducer
1978
White Flowers for the DeadDirector
1976
Mangrove IslandDirector
1974
God KingDirector
1972
The TreasureDirector
1972
Desa NisaDirector
1969
Silence of the HeartDirector
1967
The Yellow RobeDirector
1967
Sihinayaki ReDirector
1966
Between Two WorldsDirector, Writer
1963
Changes in the VillageDirector
1960
SandesayaWriter, Director