Lester James Peries Movies
- 2012
Celluloid Man
Celluloid Man72012HD
Indian documentary about Indian film history and P. K. Nair, the founder of the National Film Archive of India and guardian of Indian cinema. He...
- 1980
Village in the Jungle
Village in the Jungle5.81980HD
Baddegama or, more correctly, Beddegama is a 1980 award winning Sinhalese language film directed by Lester James Peries that follows the lives of...
- 1956
The Line of Destiny
The Line of Destiny6.81956HD
A sprawling portrait of rural life in Sri Lanka; the story revolves around a boy and his friend--a blind girl who he accidentally 'heals' by giving...
- 1963
Changes in the Village
Changes in the Village5.41963HD
Piyal is a handsome young teacher who is hired to teach English to Nanda, a member of a high class family. They fall in love, but can't elope because...
- 1988
Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa
Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa01988HD
Voted for in Sight & Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time poll
- 1973
The Treasure
The Treasure6.31973HD
Based on a short story written by G.B. Senanayake in one of his short story collection known as "The Revenge," the film revolves around a murder...
- 1966
Between Two Worlds
Between Two Worlds5.81966HD
The son of a newly rich industrialist becomes embroiled in a murder cover-up.
- 1969
Silence of the Heart
Silence of the Heart01969HD
Dhammi is a mischievous schoolgirl, Sugath a shy and introverted boy new in school. Dhammi is immediately attracted to him and they become friends....
- 2002
Mansion by the Lake
Mansion by the Lake62002HD
Very loosely based on Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, Lester James Peries's MANSION BY THE LAKE follows a family of formerly wealthy, expatriate...
- 1976
Mangrove Island
Mangrove Island01976HD
Madol Duwa (Mangrove Island) is a 1976 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries and produced by Upasena Marasinghe. The film stars Ajith...
- 2018
The Tree Goddess
The Tree Goddess02018HD
Vaishnavee (The Goddess), (Sinhalese: වෛෂ්ණාවී) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film...
- 2006
Elegy For A Mother
Elegy For A Mother02006HD
Ammawarune ("Elegy for a Mother") is a poignant study of a widowed mother Sumanawathi and her relationship with her three grown-up children. Her...
- 2003
The Garden
The Garden02003HD
The calm, dull marriage of a young woman and her much older husband is disturbed when the man's younger brother arrives at their home.
- 1960
Sandesaya
Sandesaya01960HD
Sandesaya (Sinhalese language word meaning The Message) is a 1960 film. The film based on the war between the Sinhalese people and the Portuguese...
- 1982
Kaliyugaya
Kaliyugaya01982HD
This is the sequel to Sri Lankan director Lester James Peries' Changes in the Village made in 1964, about a young couple who grew to love each other...
- 1978
The Girls
The Girls6.51978HD
The Girls is about the growing up of two schoolgirl sisters and the disappointments to which they are condemned by their impoverished backgrounds.
- 1978
White Flowers for the Dead
White Flowers for the Dead01978HD
Dr. Sarath (Tony Ranasinghe) domineers over his timid wife Vineetha (Sriyani Amarasena). When she is to have a Caesarean delivery of their baby,...
- 1990
Awaragira
Awaragira01990HD
Awaragira is a 1990 Sri Lankan film directed by Lester James Peries and produced by Dilman Jayaratne for Dil Films. It stars Joe Abeywickrama,...
- 1974
The God King
The God King01974HD
Epic tale set in 5th century Sri Lanka, following the battle for the throne between Kassapa and his father King Dhatusena
- 1972
Desa Nisa
Desa Nisa01972HD
Nirudaka, a man rejected from the people around him just because he's ugly, falls for a beautiful blind girl, Sundari. After their marriage he and...