Gamperaliya (Changement au Village) ගම්පෙරලිය | |
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Directed by | Lester James Peries |
Written by | Regi Siriwardena |
Produced by | Anton Wickremasinghe |
Starring | Henry Jayasena Punya Heendeniya Wickrama Bogoda Trilicia Gunawardena |
Cinematography | William Blake |
Edited by | Sumitra Gunawardana |
Music by | W.D. Amaradeva |
Distributed by | Cinelanka Ltd. |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Language | Sinhala |
Gamperaliya is a 1963 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries screenplay, dialogue and the script by Reggie Siriwardena and Tissa Abeysekara; it was adapted from the novel Gamperaliya by Martin Wickramasinghe.[1] The film starts ensemble cast of several eras together including, Henry Jayasena, Punya Heendeniya, Wickrama Bogoda, Trilicia Gunawardena and Gamini Fonseka.[2]
The film was groundbreaking in Sinhala cinema shot entirely outside of a studio using one lamp and hand held lights for lighting.[3] The movie exemplifies Peries's use of family tensions to symbolize wider issues.[3]
The film was internationally acclaimed, receiving the Golden Peacock (Best Film) at the 3rd International Film Festival of India and the Golden Head of Palenque in Mexico.[4] The film won the Best Director and Best Film awards at the 1965 Sarasaviya Film Festival.[3] It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival.[5] It was shown in Cannes Film festival in May 2008 under the French title Changement au village under section 'Restored Classics'.[6] Subsequently it went out on general release in French cinemas. In 2001, the film was identified as a world heritage by Cinema Thek Institute (CTI) in France.[7]