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Sita Sings the Blues

2008 · 82 min

A bittersweet, dazzling collage that braids old myth and modern heartbreak into something playful, tender and quietly devastating.

Tagline
The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.
Overview
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.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
None
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • musical
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism4
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
animation, drama, music, romance, fantasy
Directed by
Nina Paley
Written by
Nina Paley
Starring
Reena Shah, Debargo Sanyal, Annette Hanshaw, Aseem Chhabra, Bhavana Nagulapally, Manish Acharya, Sanjiv Jhaveri, Pooja Kumar
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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