Fresh
Charming indie animated film that doesn't insult anyone's intelligence.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Sita Sings the Blues
The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.
2008 · 1h 22m · Not Rated
Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance
Directed by
Nina Paley
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.
Director and cast
- Nina Paley Director
- Reena Shah as Sita
- Debargo Sanyal as Rama
- Annette Hanshaw as Sita (singing)
- Aseem Chhabra as Narrator
- Bhavana Nagulapally as Narrator
- Manish Acharya as Narrator
- Sanjiv Jhaveri as Dave / Dasharatha / Ravana / Dhobi / Valmiki
- Pooja Kumar as Surphanaka
- Aladdin Ullah as Mareecha/ Hunuman
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
And the ingenuity of Sita -- which evokes painting, collage, underground comic books, Mumbai musicals and "Yellow Submarine" (for starters) - is dazzling. Not busy, or overwhelming, or eye-popping. Just affecting, surprising and a lot of fun.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
Fresh
Paley's beguiling, consistently inventive visuals and sly yet melancholy tone are about as warm and winning as heartbreak-fueled empowerment gets.
Michelle Orange, Village Voice
Fresh
This colorful, cranium-bursting film isn't about one specific tale so much as the endless ways you can present narratives; it's nothing less than a kitchen-sink deconstruction on the art of storytelling.
David Fear, Time Out New York
Fresh
Nina Paley's animated marvel mixes a personal tale of romantic woe with a fabulous, often hilarious, recounting of the Sanskrit epic fable The Ramayana.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
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