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Sita Sings the Blues (2008)

Two women having troubles with their men, separated by several centuries, find their stories coming together in this animated comedy-drama from artist and animator Nina Paley, using the vintage recordings of jazz singer Annette Hanshaw for Sita's voice.

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Sita Sings the Blues

Title	Sita Sings the Blues (2008)
Runtime	1 hr. 21 min.
Studio	Nirvana Films
Genres	Animation and Cartoons
Description	Two women having troubles with their men, separated by several centuries, find their stories coming together in this animated comedy-drama from artist and animator Nina Paley. A female cartoonist moves from the United States when her husband gets a new job in India. While acclimating to her new life in India, the cartoonist becomes fascinated with the Hindu folk tale "the Ramayana," in which a beautiful woman named Sita, who was created spontaneously from the Earth, is adopted by King Janaka, pledged to a brave warrior named Rama, and is kidnapped by the demonic leader Ravana. Sita's story is given two visual interpretations at once -- a visually striking abstract version and another which employs a whimsical, cartoony approach and uses vintage recordings of jazz singer Annette Hanshaw for Sita's voice. As the film jumps back and forth between two adaptations of the Ramayana, the cartoonist discovers that her sojourn in India has taken a turn for the worse when her husband falls in love with another woman. Sita Sings The Blues was an official entry at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.

about 1 month ago

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The first time I watched the movie, I was merely amused. The contrasts between modern and traditional were very entertaining, and I absolutely love the musical selections. They keep bringing me back, especially as I keep finding more things to be amused by. It's an animated Bollywood, complete with item number! I love to put this on while I'm working, but I end up watching more than 70% of it every time. I'm getting a hard copy of this, but in the meantime I will fully enjoy its existence on Hulu.

2 months ago

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I'm just watching it cus Sita has two pair of great....the rest is BS

2 months ago

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and cut and paste puppet animation style kept me in my seat laughing through the entire story. A person has to understand the psychology of a hunter leader and gatherer type personality to fully appreciate this epic story.

3 months ago

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She does a good job of showing that some things never change. There's really nowhere to go with that.

3 months ago

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This movie is terrible. I watched it though all the way to the end, desperately hoping it would go somewhere. In the end it didn't. Complete waste of time and it's been done better in other places.

3 months ago

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this was a very nice movie, you never know what you have until it is gone. Men remember this, cherish your wife before it is too late.

3 months ago

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I saw this on YT after Roger Ebert made a big deal about it on his blog. It's a fine little movie, but he made it sound as thought it was the second coming of Walt Disney, which it ain't. Still, it's a fine effort.

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