Sita Sings the Blues (2008)
Sita Sings the Blues (2008)

Plot.
Utilizing the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, the epic Indian tale of exiled prince Ramayana and his bride Sita is mirrored by a spurned woman's contemporary personal life, and light-hearted but knowledgeable discussion of historical background by a trio of Indian shadow puppets.
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Currently Sita Sings the Blues is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: IndieFlix, OVID, Kanopy, Public Domain Movies, Darkroom
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Cast & Crew.

Reena Shah
Sita

Debargo Sanyal
Rama

Annette Hanshaw
Sita (singing)

Aseem Chhabra
Narrator

Bhavana Nagulapally
Narrator

Manish Acharya
Narrator

Sanjiv Jhaveri
Dave / Dasharatha / Ravana / Dhobi / Valmiki

Pooja Kumar
Surphanaka

Aladdin Ullah
Mareecha/ Hunuman

Nina Paley
Director / Writer

David Reynolds
Other

Nitya Vidyasagar
Luv

Valmiki
Writer
Media.






Details.
Release DateFebruary 11, 2008
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 22m
Content RatingNR
Budget$290,000
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
suspicion
duty
forest
gossip
martyr
shadow puppet
ramayana
mistrust
monkey warrior
exiled prince
devoted wife
faithfulness
long distance relationship
test of faithfulness
test by fire
based on myths, legends or folklore
woman director
hinduism
san francisco
cat
jazz
family drama
india
storytelling
sheikh
Wiki.
Sita Sings the Blues is a 2008 American animated musical romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, produced and animated by American artist Nina Paley. It intersperses events from the Ramayana, light-hearted but knowledgeable discussion of historical background by a trio of Indian shadow puppets, musical interludes voiced with tracks by Annette Hanshaw and scenes from the artist's own life. The ancient mythological and modern biographical plot are parallel tales, sharing numerous themes.
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