| 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]
- ^ ""Gamperaliya" to be saved at last". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "All about the blockbuster film "Gamperaliya"". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ a b c "Filmography- 1960-1980". Lester James Peries. 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- ^ "Untitled". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- ^ "3rd Moscow International Film Festival (1963)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ^ "Restored 'Gamperaliya' honoured in Cannes". Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "'Gamperaliya': world heritage". Sunday Times. Retrieved 28 November 2019.