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Sita Sings the Blues (2008)

82 min  -  Animation | Comedy | Fantasy   -  12 August 2009 (France)
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An animated version of the epic Indian tale of Ramayana set to the 1920's jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw.

Director:

Nina Paley

Writers:

Nina Paley, Valmiki (book)
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Sita Sings the Blues -- An animated version of the epic Indian tale of Ramayana set to the 1920's jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw.
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Cast

Cast overview:
Annette Hanshaw Annette Hanshaw ...
Sita (singing) (archive sound)
Aseem Chhabra Aseem Chhabra ...
Narrator - Shadow Puppet 1 (voice)
Bhavana Nagulapally Bhavana Nagulapally ...
Narrator - Shadow Puppet 2 (voice)
Manish Acharya Manish Acharya ...
Narrator - Shadow Puppet 3 (voice)
Reena Shah ...
Sita (voice)
Sanjiv Jhaveri Sanjiv Jhaveri ...
Dave / Dasharatha / Ravana / Dhobi / Valmiki (voice)
Pooja Kumar ...
Surphanaka (voice)
Debargo Sanyal ...
Rama (voice)
Aladdin Ullah Aladdin Ullah ...
Mareecha / Hanuman (voice)
Nitya Vidyasagar Nitya Vidyasagar ...
Luv / Kush (voice)
Nina Paley Nina Paley ...
Nina (voice)
Deepti Gupta ...
Kaikeyi (voice)
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Storyline

The movie is about Sita, the Hindu Goddess from the epic "The Ramayana", who accompanies Lord Rama on a 14 year exile in forest. Sita is abducted by Ravana, the ruler of Lanka. This movie tells the story of Rama and Sita, along-with a biographical account of the director's relationship with her husband. Written by pulkitanand  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.

Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Fantasy | Musical | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Сита поёт блюз See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The intermission in the movie is a tribute to Bollywood, the Indian Film Industry. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: The musicians are shown playing with the left and right hands reversed. The clarinet, like all woodwinds, is played with the left hand at the top. The violin is held with the left hand and bowed with the right. But in the movie, the clarinet player has the right hand at the top, and the violin is held with the right and bowed with the left. See more »

Quotes

Surphanaka: Dear brother, Ravana, have you seen Rama's wife Sita...? She is the most beautiful woman in the world. Her skin is fair like the lotus blossom. Her eyes are like lotus pools. Her hands are like... from... lotuses. Her breasts like... BIG... ROUND... FIRM... JUICY... LOTUSES.
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Connections

References Mr India (1987) See more »

Soundtracks

"Balancing Act"
Composed and Performed by Rudresh Mahanthappa
BMI Publishing
Red Giant Records, 2002 See more »