Lester James Peries, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Sri Lankan film director
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Place of Birth: Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Western Province, Sri Lanka
About Lester James Peries
- Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries (Sinhala: ????? ???????????? ??????? ?????? ??????; 5 April 1919 – 29 April 2018) 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. He received critical acclaim for directing Rekava, Gamperaliya, Nidhanaya, Golu Hadawatha, Kaliyugaya, Awaragira and Yuganthaya.
- His movie Wekande Walauwa, starring Ravindra Randeniya and Malini Fonseka, was Sri Lanka's first ever submission for the Academy Awards and the film Nidhanaya was included among the top 100 films of the century by the Cinémathèque Française.
- Peries' films often deal with Sri Lankan family life in rural settings and conflicted characters.
- He helped create an authentic expression of Sinhala Cinema.
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