Sita Sings the Blues
The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.
2008 | 82m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Nina Paley |
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| Writer: | Nina Paley |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 11, 2008 |
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| Director: | Nina Paley |
| Writer: | Nina Paley |
| Genres: | Animation, Fantasy, Drama, Romance, Music |
| Keywords | san francisco, california, cat, jazz, suspicion, duty, forest, hinduism, family drama, india, gossip, storytelling, martyr, sheikh, 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 |
| Production Companies | Nina Paley |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $290,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| 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 |
| Name | Job |
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| Nina Paley | Writer, Director |
| David Reynolds | Other |
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