Nina is an animator whose husband moves to india, then dumps her by email. Despite remaining faithful to her husband, sita is put through many tests. It was an version of the epic indian tale of ramayana set to the 1920s jazz vocals of annette hanshaw. Dec 12, 2011 sita sings the blues e uma animacao criada por nina paley. It was created by nina paley, and the film is, remarkably, almost a solo effort. Sita sings the blues tells the story of rama and sita with a very interesting twist. Nov 21, 2014 nina paley took the ramayana and created a story that would cater to her own life and situation in sita sings the blues. Her animated version of the story is colorful, complex and edgy. Just search for sita soundtrack and youll find it, all. The title is a juxtaposition of fragmented cultural references, a contradiction in terms, suggestive of the films agenda. Bittorrent sites change frequently, so please see the. The human experience is also involved, sita is not just a goddess nor is rama not just portrayed as a god. We dont have an article named main sitasingstheblues, exactly.
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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Nina paley is an animator whose husband moves to india, then dumps her by email. Everyone sings multiple pitches which make up the range of notes discussed earlier that are associated with voice classifications. Sita sings the blues vs narayans ramayana ppcc world. Whatever country youre in, theres sure to be a giftgiving holiday coming soon, so dont delay. Nina paley paleys awardwinning 2009 animated musical interpretation of the hindu epic ramayana has earned widespread critical praise, a 100% rating on rottentomatoes, and continued places on bestof lists.
I though sita sings the blues now available for streaming or download was quite good. In a rather unorthodox fashion, the entire film is created using the adobe animation program flash, something highly irregular for a featurelength film. I have a deep love for mythology, so here, in order of appearance, the gods in sita sings the blues. The best way to see sita sings the blues is on a big screen, in a dark room, with other people. Sita sings the blues soundtrack explicit various artists. 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. Sita sings the blues is a 2008 american animated musical romantic comedy drama film written, directed, produced and animated by american artist nina paley. Sita sings is a 2008 animated feature film by nina paley.
Its cute and simple and yet incorporates multiple layers to tell one legendary story. The socalled spectacular success of sita sings the blues 2, 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. The synchronicity of the hanshaw songs and sita s story is uncanny. 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. An animated version of the epic indian tale of ramayana set to the 1920s jazz vocals of annette hanshaw. 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. Also, it features three cleverly interwoven segments, involving unconditional love and being rejected by a soul mate.
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. Most of the movie feature sita singing american blues surprise, surprise. After a run of film festivals, a film based on sanskrit epic sparks turmoil in new york. 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 is based on the hindu epic the ramayana. 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. Sita sings the blues is a very independent animated film that portrays a portion of the hindu epic the ramayana. 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. Sita sings the blues e uma animacao criada por nina paley. From the shared culture it came, and back into the. Technically, sita sings the blues is a wonderful achievement. Sita sings the blues 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sita sings the blues 2008, directed by nina paley movie.
The film uses a pareddown adaptation of the legend that retains many of its finer details while orienting itself on a sympathetic perspective towards sita. 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. If donating via paypal, please specify in the note field that your donation is for the sita distribution project. Paley puts a lot of emphasis on the unconditional and pure love sita has for rama. Want to know how i got a certain animated effect in sita sings the blues. I carefully filed it with other movies i will watch when they introduce the 8day week. All the great songs and lyrics from the sita sings the blues album ont he webs largest and most authoritative lyrics resource. Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved lord and husband rama. Nina the filmmaker nina paley herself is an artist who finds parallels in sita s life when her husband in. Dec 25, 2009 sita sings the blues, nina paleys new film, which arrives in new york on friday trailing festival love, is certainly ambitious and visually loaded. Sita sings the blues wikisource, the free online library. Sita sings the blues uses a yesbased distribution model.
Just search for sita soundtrack and youll find it, all free. The movie is about sita, the hindu goddess from the epic the ramayana, who accompanies lord rama on a 14 year exile in forest. I got a dvd in the mail, an animated film titled sita sings the blues. Sita sings the blues is a 2008 american animated musical romantic comedydrama film written, directed, produced and animated by american artist nina paley. Like all culture, it belongs to you already, but i am making it explicit with a creative commons attributionshare alike license updated 1182011. Sita sings the blues legendado ptbr by condimentare. Sita, the mythological hindu goddess, has a cartoon avatar in the short film sita sings the blues. And the ingenuity of sita which evokes painting, collage, underground comic books, mumbai musicals and yellow submarine for starters is dazzling. Please distribute, copy, share, archive, and show sita sings the blues. The dvd has audiencecreated subtitles, a directors commentary track, and some bonus tracks. And in almost every case, the story focuses on prince ramait is after all the ramayana.
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. Sita sings the blues, nina paleys new film, which arrives in new york on friday trailing festival love, is certainly ambitious and visually loaded. Nina paley is an animator whose husband moves to india, then. Flash authoring files for the featurelength animated film sita sings the blues all the flash authoring. The tongueincheek title sita sings the blues is emblematic of precisely such contradiction. 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.
Wikipedia article, commons category, quotes, wikidata item sita sings the blues is an animated feature film following the story of sita from the ramayana with an interleaving of the authors life and a metacommentary by gods or modern men represented by shadowpuppets. You know youre in for a treat the minute you see the level of animation in sita sings the blues. While the film can be slated as a single pointed view of a. In the spectrum of using an inappropriate platform to deliver an important social message, this short film from nina paley sita sings the blues reaches monty python levels of purity and dedication. Mediascape ucla school of theater, film and television. Sita sings the blues is the story of an american who goes to india and gets broken up with. And, of course, shes set it up to be downloaded via bittorrent, as well. She put her film for a public download on a domain of her choice calling it copyleft. Rama and sita are the romantic leads in countless hindi movies.
In sita sings the blues, american cartoonist and animator nina paley turns the spotlight on sita. Youre not going to see sita sings the blues outselling walle at any point in. May 19, 2011 sita sings the blues is based on the hindu epic the ramayana. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the indian epic ramayana. You can find it as a directdownload here, but please if possible use the torrent and help seed. Apr 29, 2009 i got a dvd in the mail, an animated film titled sita sings the blues. Like all culture, it belongs to you already, but i am making it explicit with a. You dont have to ask permission to show sita sings the blues. Sita sings the blues is a musical, animated personal interpretation of the indian epic. The bitter tea of general yen 1933 2118 switch 2011i 2118 legenda no. Sita sings the blues is a 2008 film written, produced and directed by nina paley, who also features in the film. The sita sings the blues soundtrack cd is now available click to purchase all profits go to the musicians who composed and performed the original music for the film. It is an unconventional animated musical that was completely produced by one person over the course of 5 years. Just as the ramayana has mostly been written down and controlled by men, the songs in sita sings the blues were mostly written by men.
You may want to ask in ask the tropers about whether its safe to recreate. In june of 2002 i moved to trivandrum, kerala, india, to be with my american husband whod taken a contract job there. And after a testy fight with some major international corporations, the brainchild of filmmaker nina paley is finally accessible via online distribution and dvd. It is a jovial and permanently shifting retelling of the famous indian tale of ramayana. Parvatisaraswati saraswati represents intelligence, consciousness, cosmic knowledge, creativity, education, enlightenment, music. Watch sita sings the blues 2008 full movie free streaming. Eschewing the typically dry, somber way that profound conflict is often portrayed while utilizing the absurdity of action movie. Synopsis who so ever has written the crap below, has omitted the side story of the married couple, without which the movie is incomplete. New clothes 2001 2085 downloading nancy 2008 2085 the thing about. Sita sings the blues is a 2008 animated film written, directed, produced and animated by american artist nina paley. In june of 2002 i moved to trivandrum, kerala, india, to be with my american husband whod taken a. Nina paley has made this a very thought provoking movie. Sita sings the blues is an animated feature 72 minutes based on sita s adventures in the ancient indian epic the ramayana.
Nina paley took the ramayana and created a story that would cater to her own life and situation in sita sings the blues. The whole film is split into four different segments that are interwoven around one another. Set to the 1920s jazz vocals of annette hanshaw, sita sings the blues earns its tagline as the greatest breakup story ever told. Sita, a passive mythical figure from ancient india, actively sings the blues. Media in category sita sings the blues the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. The animation was very good, especially the psychedelic scenes in the movie. 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. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to india, then dumps her.
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