Directing

Lester James Peries

Born 1919-04-05 · Dehiwala, Sri Lanka

Died 2018-04-29

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