Tribute to The Film Foundation 2021 / Nidhanaya / Sri Lanka 1973
Based on a short story by renowned Sinhala writer G. B. Senanayake, The Treasure tells the story of an idle, wealthy middle-aged man who stumbles upon a map for a treasure that can only be attained by sacrificing a virgin woman. The crowning achievement of the late Lester James Peries – Sri Lanka’s most influential filmmaker – The Treasure is also the master’s most controversial and darkest picture.
The crowning achievement of the late Lester James Peries – Sri Lanka’s most influential filmmaker – The Treasure is also the master’s most controversial and darkest picture. Based on a short story by renowned Sinhala writer G. B. Senanayake, The Treasure tells the story of an idle, wealthy middle-aged man who stumbles upon a map for a treasure that can only be attained by sacrificing a virgin woman. The measured pace, meticulous set design, and evocative cinematography conjure up an atmospheric tale that doubles as a meditation on crumbling class structures and the destructive legacy of European colonialism.
Joseph Fahim
108 min / Black & white, DCP
Director Lester James Peries
/ Screenplay Tissa Abeysekara podle povídky / based on the short story by G. B. Senanayake
/ Dir. of Photography M.S. Anandan
/ Music Premasiri Kemadasa
/ Editor Lester James Peries, Edvin Leetin, Gladvin Fernando
/ Producer R. Anthonypillai
/ Production Ceylon Studios
/ Cast Gamini Fonseka, Malini Fonseka
/ Sales Cineteca di Bologna
Lester James Peries (1919 – 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka). Selected filmography: The Line of Destiny (1956), The Message (1960), Changes in the Village (1965), Between Two Worlds (1966), The Yellow Robe (1967), The Eyes (1972), Brave Puran Appu (1979), Kaliyugaya (1982), End of an Era (1985), Elegy for a Mother (2006).
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