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Sita Sings the Blues

Sita Sings the Blues (2008)7.5 /10

Not Rated (US) · USA · English · 82 min · Jul 28, 2009 · More  
Directed by:  Nina Paley
Written by:  Nina Paley, Valmiki

Storyline:  Sita Sings the Blues retells episodes from The Ramayana, following Sita, consort of Prince Rama, during his fourteen-year exile. After Sita is abducted by Ravana of Lanka, the myth unfolds alongside a modern autobiographical thread reflecting the director’s marital breakup, framed by commentary from Indian shadow puppets and set to 1920s Annette Hanshaw recordings.

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