Beddegama (film)
| Beddegama | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lester James Peries |
| Written by | A.J. Gunawarda Lester James Peries |
| Story by | Leonard Woolf |
| Starring | Malini Fonseka Joe Abeywickrama Vijaya Kumaratunga |
| Cinematography | Willie Blake Donald Karunaratna |
| Edited by | Gladwin Fernando |
| Music by | Nimal Mendis |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Beddegama Adaraneeya Kathawak (The Village in the Jungle) is a 1980 Sinhalese language film directed by Lester James Peries that follows the lives of village people in British Colonial Sri Lanka.[1][2] The film is based on the 1913 book The Village in the Jungle by Leonard Woolf. Sir Arthur C. Clarke also has a minor role in the film as an English Judge.
Plot
The lives of a poor family in a small village called Beddagama (literally, "The village in the jungle") as they struggle to survive the challenges presented by poverty, disease, superstition, the unsympathetic colonial system, and the jungle itself. The head of the family is a hunter named Silindu, who has two daughters named Punchi Menika and Hinnihami. After being manipulated by the village authorities and a debt collector, Silindu is put on trial for murder
Cast
- Malini Fonseka as Punchi Menika
- Joe Abeywickrama as Silindu
- Vijaya Kumaratunga as Babun
- Tony Ranasinghe as Arachchi
- Nadika Gunasekera as Hinnihami
- D. R. Nanayakkara as Exorcist and the tourists
- Henry Jayasena as Village head
- Arthur C. Clarke as Leonard Woolf
- Trelicia Gunawardena as Karalina
See also
References
- ^ "The Village in the Jungle (Beddegama)" Lanka Newspapers. Retrieved 15 June 2014
- ^ "Sinhala screened films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
External links
- Beddegama at IMDb
- National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka - Official Website
- Sri Lankan Lagest Sinhala Films Online - Online Watch
- Official website of Lester James Peries in association with Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka
- San Francisco International Film Festival
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