Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාභිමාන්‍ය ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස්; 5 April 1919 – 29 April 2018) was a Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter, and film producer. [1][2][3] Considered as the father of Sri Lankan cinema, [4] Lester worked as a filmmaker from 1949 to 2006, and was involved in over 28 films, including shorts a...

2018年5月2日 · Dr. Lester James Peiris Sonduru Minisa has exalted the image of Sri Lanka in the global cinema with a high degree of respect. He is regarded a leading cinematographer along with world renowned Satyajith Ray of India and Akerawar Korusowa of Japan.

2017年10月19日 · Veteran Catholic Sri Lankan film director, producer and screenwriter Lester James Peiris, 98, has been bestowed with a lifetime award for his contribution to cinema. Sociologist and writer Praneeth Abhayasundara said Peiris made 20 feature films and established a global reputation.

Lester James Peries was born on 5 April 1919 in Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]. He was a director and writer, known for The Line of Destiny (1956), Gamperaliya (1963) and Yagunthaya (1985). He was married to Sumitra Peries. He died on 29 April 2018 in Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka.

2013年6月16日 · What Dr. Lester James Peiris achieved as a film director went beyond the celluloid culture of Sri Lanka. Lester James did a lot to change the Sinhala Cinema; he revolutionized it so that the following generations of cinema directors took note of his achievements and tried to imitate him although all, barring none, failed miserably.

2018年5月2日 · Dr. Lester James Peiris passed away on April 29 at a private hospital in Colombo at the age of 99. He was involved in 28 films, including shorts and documentaries, but he …

2018年5月3日 · Final rites of the legendary Sri Lankan filmmaker late Dr. Lester James Peiris was conducted on Wednesday at the Independence Square in Colombo with full state honors under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

2018年5月4日 · Renowned Sri Lankan film maker and a national icon Lester James Peiris, credited with revolutionalising Sinhala cinema in the 1950s with a strong local flavour and indigenous style, passed away in Colombo on Sunday. He was 99. A contemporary of Satyajit Ray, Peiris is regarded the “father of Sinhala cinema”. He won critical acclaim in the ...

2018年5月1日 · Renowned Sri Lankan film maker and a national icon Lester James Peiris, credited with revolutionalising Sinhala cinema in the 1950s with a strong local flavour and indigenous style, passed away...

2018年4月29日 · Internationally acclaimed Sri Lankan film producer and film director Dr. Lester James Peiris has passed away at the age of 99 while receiving treatments at a private Hospital in Colombo. Dr. Peiris celebrated his 99th birthday on April 05 under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena at his residence in Thimbirigasyaya.