Lester James Peries
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 5, 1919
- Died
- April 29, 2018
- Birthplace
- Dehiwala, Sri Lanka
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
Story
Celluloid Man 2012
as Self
Elegy For A Mother 2006
Director
The Garden 2003
Script
- Cineaste From Another Time
Cineaste From Another Time 2003
as Self
Mansion by the Lake 2002
Writer, Director
Awaragira 1990
Director
Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa 1988
Writer
Maya 1984
Producer
Yuganthaya 1983
Director
Kaliyugaya 1982
Director
Baddegama 1980
Writer, Director
Rebellion 1978
Director
The Girls 1978
Producer
White Flowers for the Dead 1978
Director
Mangrove Island 1976
Director
God King 1974
Director
The Treasure 1972
Director
- Desa Nisa
Desa Nisa 1972
Director
Silence of the Heart 1969
Director
The Yellow Robe 1967
Director
- Sihinayaki Re
Sihinayaki Re 1967
Director
Between Two Worlds 1966
Director, Writer
Changes in the Village 1963
Director
Sandesaya 1960
Writer, Director
The Line of Destiny 1956
Director, Writer, Producer
- Conquest in the Dry Zone
Conquest in the Dry Zone 1954
Director
Credits from TMDB.