Sita Sings the Blues (2008)
Sita Sings the Blues (2008)
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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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Cast & Crew.
Annette Hanshaw
Sita (singing)
Aseem Chhabra
Narrator - Shadow Puppet 1
Bhavana Nagulapally
Narrator - Shadow Puppet 2
Manish Acharya
Narrator - Shadow Puppet 3
Reena Shah
Sita
Sanjiv Jhaveri
Dave
David Reynolds
Other
Pooja Kumar
Surphanaka
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 11, 2008
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 22m
Content RatingNR
Budget$290,000
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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.