Sita Sings the Blues
Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the Indian epic Ramayana. Set to the 1920's jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, Sita Sings the Blues earns its tagline as "the Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.
Award-Winner at Berlin International Film Festival, Athens International Film Festival, Boulder International Film Festival, Denver International Film Festival and Gotham Awards.
Running Time
83 mins
Year
2008
Kanopy ID
1121572
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Visually mesmerizing in places, entertaining throughout,and the old Annette Hansaw songs are fantastic.