Wekande Walauwa (2003)
- Original title
- වෑකන්ද වලව්ව
- Directed by
- Lester James Peries
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A wealthy Sri Lankan family faces internal conflict and change as they grapple with the fate of their ancestral mansion. The story follows their personal struggles and shifting relationships against a backdrop of tradition and loss.
slow-burnmelancholiccontemplativefamily-dramaelegiacbittersweetclassicalpoignant
What happens
Wekande Walauwa (Mansion by the Lake) (Sinhala: වෑකන්ද වලව්ව) is a 2002 Sri Lankan Sinhalese language drama film directed by Lester James Peries. It stars Malini Fonseka, Vasanthi Chathurani, Sanath Gunathilake, Paboda Sandeepani, and Ravindra Randeniya. It was produced by Asoka Perera and Chandran Rutnam, and its score was composed by Pradeep Ratnayake. The story, based on Anton Chekhov's play The Cherry Orchard (1904), depicts conflict within a wealthy Sri Lankan family. The film was screened out of competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. It was Sri Lanka's first ever submission for voting in the Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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