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Sita Sings the Blues (2008) 7.5
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Metascore: 94/100
Reviews: 29 user | 56 critic | 10 from Metacritic.com An animated version of the epic Indian tale of Ramayana set to the 1920's jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw. Director:Nina Paley |
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Cast
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Annette Hanshaw | ... |
Sita (singing)
(archive sound)
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Aseem Chhabra | ... |
Narrator - Shadow Puppet 1
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Bhavana Nagulapally | ... |
Narrator - Shadow Puppet 2
(voice)
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Manish Acharya | ... |
Narrator - Shadow Puppet 3
(voice)
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Sita
(voice)
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Sanjiv Jhaveri | ... |
Dave /
Dasharatha /
Ravana /
Dhobi /
Valmiki
(voice)
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| Pooja Kumar | ... |
Surphanaka
(voice)
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| Debargo Sanyal | ... |
Rama
(voice)
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Aladdin Ullah | ... |
Mareecha /
Hanuman
(voice)
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Nitya Vidyasagar | ... |
Luv /
Kush
(voice)
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Nina Paley | ... |
Nina
(voice)
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| Deepti Gupta | ... |
Kaikeyi
(voice)
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Plot Synopsis
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
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The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 August 2009 (France) See more »Also Known As:
I sita tragoudaei ta blues See more »Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
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1.85 : 1
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Harry Akst and Grant Clarke
Sung by Annette Hanshaw
Harmony Records, 1929
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Trivia
The intermission in the movie is a tribute to Bollywood, the Indian Film Industry. See more »Goofs
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
Narrator - Shadow Puppet 3: [as Sita] Rama will come here, and you still have one last chance, because once he comes here... You know... Your ass is grass.See more »
Soundtracks
"Am I Blue?"Harry Akst and Grant Clarke
Sung by Annette Hanshaw
Harmony Records, 1929
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I saw 32 films in just under 2 weeks at this year's Chicago International Film Festival & SITA SINGS THE BLUES was one of the very best on the entire schedule (& believe me, there were lots of contenders). Paley uses great technique (including four diverse styles of animation) to tell a poignant story that every woman who has ever been in love will certainly understand.
This is a great artistic accomplishment: creatively distilling intense personal pain into great art! BRAVO, Nina!!!
For more on this year's CIFF, see my blog: http://www.thehotpinkpen.com/?p=725