Siri Gunasinghe ‒ සිරි ගුනසිංහ / Siri Gunasiṁha
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Siri Gunasinghe est né en 1925 dans le district de Kegalle, à Sri Lanka. Après un diplôme de sanskrit à l’université de Ceylan, il étudie à Paris où il obtient un doctorat de l’université de la Sorbonne (La technique de la peinture indienne : d'après les textes de Silpa, 1954).
À la fin des années 50, Siri Gunasinghe introduit les vers libres, qu’il nomme nisandas, dans la poésie singhalaise. Son premier recueil de poèmes, mas lē næti æṭa (මස් ලේ නැති ඇට, Des Os sans chair ni sang, 1956) crée une levée de boucliers dans les cercles littéraires singhalais. Il écrit également trois romans. En 1967, il réalise le long métrage Sat samudura (Les Sept océans) pour lequel il reçoit des critiques élogieuses. Il signe également les décors et les costumes de Manamē (1956), la pièce de Sarachchandra. Siri Gunasinghe a enseigné à l’université de Peradeniya, Sri Lanka et a été professeur au département d’histoire de l’art de l’université de Victoria (Colombie-Britannique, Canada). |
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Siri Gunasinghe was born in 1925 in the Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. After taking a degree in Sanskrit at the University of Ceylon, he subsequently travelled to Paris where he got a doctorate from the Sorbonne University. Later Siri Gunasinghe became a university lecturer and taught at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka and at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada where he was a Professor in the Department of History in Art. Siri Gunasinghe has lived in Canada since 1970.
Siri Gunasinghe is credited with introducing, in the late fifties when he was a Professor at the University of Peradeniya the western style of free verse, nisandas, into contemporary Sinhala literature. His first book of poems, mas lē næti æṭa (මස් ලේ නැති ඇට, Bleached Bones) in 1956 created a stir in Sinhala literary circles. He also wrote three novels and directed a much-praised film, Sat samudura (The Seven Seas). He designed the costumes and décor for Sarachchandra’s play Manamē (1956). He is also considered a pioneer book cover designer in Sri Lanka and has hosted several radio programmes.
Siri Gunasinghe is credited with introducing, in the late fifties when he was a Professor at the University of Peradeniya the western style of free verse, nisandas, into contemporary Sinhala literature. His first book of poems, mas lē næti æṭa (මස් ලේ නැති ඇට, Bleached Bones) in 1956 created a stir in Sinhala literary circles. He also wrote three novels and directed a much-praised film, Sat samudura (The Seven Seas). He designed the costumes and décor for Sarachchandra’s play Manamē (1956). He is also considered a pioneer book cover designer in Sri Lanka and has hosted several radio programmes.
Filmographie / Filmography
- 1967 : සත් සමුදුර / sat samudura ‒ Les Sept océans ‒ The Seven Seas
සත් සමුදුර / sat samudura ‒ Les Sept océans ‒ The Seven Seas • 1967
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Sath Samudura is a landmark Sri Lankan film. It was critically acclaimed and is considered a major work in Sri Lankan cinema. It depicts the plight of fishermen living in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka.
Scénariste / Scriptwriter : Siri Gunasinghe, Vasantha Obesekara
Photo / DOP : D.B. Nihalsinghe Montage / Editor : D.B. Nihalsinghe Musique / Composer : Somadasa Elvitigala Chansons / Songs : Mahagama Sekera, Siri Gunasinghe Interprètes / Cast : Cyril Wickramage, Denavaka Hamine, Edmund Wijesinghe, Hemamali Gunasinghe, Leena Fernando, Swarna Mallawarachchi |
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