Sita sings the blues is a 2008 film written, produced and directed by nina paley, who also features in the film. Le film sita sings the blues 2008 vostfr film complet. And after a testy fight with some major international corporations, the brainchild of filmmaker nina paley is finally accessible via online distribution and dvd. Sita sings the blues trailer 2008 video dailymotion. Sita sings the blues is a 2008 american animated musical romantic comedydrama film written, directed, produced and animated by american artist nina paley. Mar 03, 2009 sita is a hindu goddess, the leading lady of indias epic the ramayan and a dutiful wife who follows her husband rama on a 14 year exile to a forest, only to be kidnapped by an evil king from sri lanka.
Sita sings the blues was released in 2008 only after long negotiations with the holders of the 80yearold songs recorded by annette hanshaw. The film, dazzling and poignant and five years in the making, retells the ancient indian epic the ramayana from a gentle but insistent feminist perspective. Sita sings the blues, the first featurelength movie animated and directed by nina paley, sometime cartoonist, graphic artist and animator, is not without its flaws, but what it lacks in absolute perfection it makes up for and then some in ambition and passion. The socalled spectacular success of sita sings the blues2, by nina paley, an american nonhindu woman, raises questions as superior indigenousmade animation films based on the ramayana, like hanuman3, have not received even a passing mention in the western press. Apr 29, 2009 i got a dvd in the mail, an animated film titled sita sings the blues. October 27, 2009 by karl fogel 0 comments on sita sings the blues on front page of youtube tonight. It intersperses events from the ramayana, lighthearted 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 artists own life.
Sita sings the blues is a very independent animated film that portrays a portion of the hindu epic the ramayana. Trailer 2008 version, of the film sita sings the blues by nina paley. Mar 17, 2015 bande annonce, version 2008 du film sita chante le blues par nina paley. Nina paley at sita sings the blues world premiere berlinale08 photo credit. For example, animator nina paley, not some faceless marketing team, created the trailer for her wonderful sita sings the blues, which at the time had no apparent shot at any kind of legitimate release, due to musicclearance issues. Like all culture, it belongs to you already, but i am making it explicit with a creative commons attributionshare alike license updated 1182011. In this paper i will look at the aspects in which they compare and contrast. Sita sings the blues 2009 i only recently became aware of this film that tells in animated form the story of the epic poem the ramayana that, along with the mahabharatha, provides much of the foundational myths of hindus and india. Sita sings the blues 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Despite remaining faithful to her husband, sita is put through many tests. The whole film is split into four different segments that are interwoven around one another. First off its an animated film for adults, based on indian mythology, and is a feminist take on sitas predicament. Told through four different animation styles, involving the filmmakers story, the sita story, three shadow figures giving humorous commentary on the sita story, and my personal favorite, parts. Nina paley, a selftaught animator, released in 2008 an 82minute animated film, sita sings the blues, that mingles the classic indian myth, the ramayana, with contemporary autobiographical events, and its all set to the 1920s jazz vocals of annette hanshaw.
It was an version of the epic indian tale of ramayana set to the 1920s jazz vocals of annette hanshaw. Please distribute, copy, share, archive, and show sita sings the blues. Nina paleys delicious sita sings the blues finds solace in autobiography and an animated gold mine in the caverns of an ancient sanskrit epic. Two women having troubles with their men, separated by several centuries, find their stories coming together in this animated comedydrama from artist and animator nina paley. Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved lord and husband rama. The film, dazzling and poignant and five years in the. Sita sings the blues 2008, directed by nina paley film. I though sita sings the blues now available for streaming or download was quite good. Nina the filmmaker nina paley herself is an artist who finds parallels in sitas life when her husband in. Sita sings the blues is a musical, animated personal interpretation of the indian epic the ramayana. And after a testy fight with some major international corporations, the brainchild of filmmaker nina paley is finally accessible via online distribution and dvd or watch it here on youtube the cheeky reinvention of one of indias oldest epics, the ramayana, sita sings the blues uses.
Paley puts a lot of emphasis on the unconditional and pure love sita has for rama. Sita sings the blues is a mesmerizing and immensely entertaining movie that mixes a wide variety of animation styles in the service of the neat trick of pulling the epic ramayanawhich sounds. Paley, 40, could have farmed out the writing, directing, editing, producing and animating of sita sings the blues. Le film sita sings the blues 2008 vostfr admin 20170607t17. It is a jovial and permanently shifting retelling of the famous indian tale of ramayana. Im not sure whats gotten into the water at the museum of fine arts, but the film programmers have been screening some delightful altanimation lately.
November 27, 2015 posted in films 2008 comments off on sita sings the blues 2008 salut et bienvenues sur streaming film. Sita sings the blues trailer 2009 sita is a goddess separated from her beloved lord and husband rama. Bhavana nagulapally, aseem chhabra, manish acharya music. Sita sings the blues full movie and subtitulos youtube. The movie is about sita, the hindu goddess from the epic the ramayana, who accompanies lord rama on a 14 year exile in forest. Watch sita sings the blues 2008 full movie free online.
From the shared culture it came, and back into the. Last month was frances azur and asmar, and now comes sita sings the blues, an almost indescribable pleasure from brooklynbased cartoonist and animator nina paley. Rama and sita are the romantic leads in countless hindi movies. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to india, then dumps her by email. Mar 26, 2007 trailer for nina paleys animated feature, sita sings the blues, a. To the extent possible under law, nina paley has waived all and related or neighboring rights to sita sings the blues. Sita sings the blues is a highly regarded independent animated film ive wanted to see since it was originally announced but despite an infectious energy and some humorous moments i was a little disappointed by the end results. Sita sings the blues is a 2008 animated film written, directed, produced and animated by american artist nina paley. They are similar in some aspects and different in other aspects. Parvatisaraswati saraswati represents intelligence, consciousness, cosmic knowledge, creativity, education, enlightenment, music. Technically, sita sings the blues is a wonderful achievement. At least that seems to be a major theme in sita sings the blues, an incomparably unique animated feature that combines ancient hindu mythology, a 1920s blues singer, and one artists failed marriage to tell the story of a every woman who lets a man walk all over her. It also mixes the mythology with a modern day interpretation by three unseen panelists called shadow puppets, whose voices we hear aseem chhabra, manish.
The aspect of the story that i focus on is the relationship between sita and rama, who are gods. There are a few differences that i noticed between the ramayana by narayan, and the depiction of it in sita sings the blues. Sita sings the blues on front page of youtube tonight. It is an unconventional animated musical that was completely produced by one person over the course of 5 years. Sita sings the blues is an animated movie made a jewish woman reflecting on a difficult break up through the story of sita and rama from the ramayana. I carefully filed it with other movies i will watch when they introduce the 8day week. In sita sings the blues, american cartoonist and animator nina paley turns the spotlight on sita. Sita, the mythological hindu goddess, has a cartoon avatar in the short film sita sings the blues. An animated version of the epic indian tale of ramayana set to the 1920s jazz vocals of annette hanshaw. Like all culture, it belongs to you already, but i am making it explicit with a creative commons. Sita sings the blues vs narayans ramayana ppcc world. The thing that instantly strikes you about the film is the permanently.
Jun 07, 2017 le film sita sings the blues 2008 vostfr admin 20170607t17. Sita sings the blues is a 2008 animated feature film written, directed, produced and animated entirely by american artist nina paley with the exception of some fight animation by jake friedman in the battle of lanka scene primarily using 2d computer graphics. Handcrafted by paley over the course of halfadecade, the colorful, minimalist sita became a festival favorite in 2008, but languished because paley couldnt afford to license the songs of 20s jazz singer annette hanshaw for a theatrical. She directed the animated feature film sita sings the blues. Also, it features three cleverly interwoven segments, involving unconditional love and being rejected by a. The history of womankind is a broken record as the same damn things keeping happening over and over again. David lavies rating of the film sita sings the blues david lavie a firstrate, gloriously imaginative, highestpossibleproductionvalues tale of love and loss benefitting from meaningful, expertly handled parallels with the ramayana. Bhavana nagulapally, aseem chhabra, manish acharya musique. Oct 30, 2008 sita sings the blues, the first featurelength movie animated and directed by nina paley, sometime cartoonist, graphic artist and animator, is not without its flaws, but what it lacks in absolute perfection it makes up for and then some in ambition and passion. See the sita sites page for the complete, communitymaintained list of where sita sings the blues can be found online.
As engaging as the film is, explaining it is tricky. First conceived in the wake of her divorce, the film is a retelling of part of the indiana epic ramayana, in which lord rama. If youve already seen nina paleys excellent and freelydistributed feature film sita sings the blues, then tell someone else about this. Arriving amidst a tidal wave of overblown and frequently charmless big studio efforts, sita sings the blues is a welcome reminder that when it comes to animation bigger isnt necessarily better. It was created by nina paley, and the film is, remarkably, almost a solo effort. Like all culture, it belongs to you already, but i am making it explicit with a creative commons attributionshare alike license.
Sita sings the blues is quite unlike anything ive seen before. For a time, the behindthescenes story of nina paleys animated feature sita sings the blues was drawing more attention than the story in the movie. Mar 12, 2009 last month was frances azur and asmar, and now comes sita sings the blues, an almost indescribable pleasure from brooklynbased cartoonist and animator nina paley. The ramayana of valmiki and sita sings the blue read a. Also, it features three cleverly interwoven segments, involving unconditional love and being rejected by a soul mate. I got a dvd in the mail, an animated film titled sita sings the blues. I have a deep love for mythology, so here, in order of appearance, the gods in sita sings the blues. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the indian epic ramayana. With annette hanshaw, aseem chhabra, bhavana nagulapally, manish acharya. And in almost every case, the story focuses on prince ramait is after all the ramayana.
Bande annonce, version 2008 du film sita chante le blues par nina paley. First conceived in the wake of her divorce, the film. Trailer for nina paleys animated feature, sita sings the blues, a. In a rather unorthodox fashion, the entire film is created using the adobe animation program flash, something highly irregular for a featurelength film.
Sep 19, 2009 i hereby give sita sings the blues to you. Sita sings the blues full film the ramayana edit the film uses a pareddown adaptation of the legend that retains many of its finer details while adopting a perspective sympathetic towards sita. Sita is a hindu goddess, the leading lady of indias epic the ramayan and a dutiful wife who follows her husband rama on a 14 year exile to a forest, only to be kidnapped by an evil king from sri lanka. Nina paley took the ramayana and created a story that would cater to her own life and situation in sita sings the blues.
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