Sita Sings the Blues

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• Genre(s): Animation, Drama, Musical, Romance, Fantasy
• Language(s): English
• Director(s): Nina Paley
• Cast(s): Debargo Sanyal, Pooja Kumar, Annette Hanshaw, Aseem Chhabra, Bhavana Nagulapally See all Cast & Crew

• Duration: 1h 22min
• Award(s): BIFF 2009 (Won)
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• Similar To: Thumbelina, Beauty and the Beast
• Story:
  The movie is about Sita, the Hindu Goddess from the epic "The Ramayana", who accompanies Lord Rama on a 14 year exile in forest. Sita is abducted by Ravana, the ruler of Lanka. This movie tells the story of Rama and Sita, along-with a biographical account of the director's relationship with her husband. 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 archival 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.
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