Sita Sings the Blues (2008)

Directed by

Nina Paley

Genre

fantasy film, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 84 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film mixes the ancient Indian story of the Ramayana with a modern breakup story. It uses music from Annette Hanshaw and animation to tell both tales side by side.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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