Sita Sings the Blues
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1hr
22mins
Directed by
Nina Paley,
Starring
Reena Shah,
Debargo Sanyal,
Annette Hanshaw,
Aseem Chhabra
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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.
