Sita sings the blues, a charm offensive the village voice. It is about demystifying the way ramayana has been told for so many centuries in our country. From the shared culture it came, and back into the. 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. Argentina 4 september 2009 buenos aires festival of film for children and youth usa 23 october 2009 san diego asian film festival usa 25 december 2009 new york city.
Nina is an animator whose husband moves to india, then dumps her by email. Sita occasionally speaks her mind, but most often, expressed herself through hanshaws songs. Despite remaining faithful to her husband, sita is put through many tests. Sita sings the blues brings the story into the present day and punctuates the pain of lifes dramas with great blues songs. Sita sings the blues is a 2008 animated film written, directed, produced and animated. In other words, you can sing different pitches along a scale of notes, but the high and low notes you can comfortably sing will depend on your vocal qualities. In a way, its reminscient of yellow submarine, where its bright and vivid, then all at once stylistically rotoscoped and trippy. 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. Jun 07, 2017 le film sita sings the blues 2008 vostfr admin 20170607t17. Animation breakup creative commons free india movie nina paley ramayana sings the blues sita. 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. She is described as the daughter of the earth goddess, bhumi or prithvi and the adopted daughter of king janaka of videha and his wife, queen sunaina. Many more formats will be online by march 7th, the day sita sings the blues airs on wnet tv part of reel on march 7 at 10. The download link ive posted above is for an hd version of this movie.
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. We are planning to hopefully launch a kickstarter campaign soon to bring about an official, highquality bluray printing of sita sings the blues. Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved lord and husband rama. Mar 11, 2009 tickled pink by sita sings the blues megan messinger. Im not a tekkie by any mean but was able to download and burn the 720 on one dvd using free software free easy burner from koyote and plays perfect in my dvd player. Sita sings the blues 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Film ini bercerita tentang rama dan sita, bersamadengan akun biografi hubungan direktur dengan suaminya. 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. Film ini adalah tentang sita, dewi hindu dari epik the ramayana, yang menyertai tuhan rama pada pengasingan 14 tahun di hutan. Please distribute, copy, share, archive, and show sita sings the blues.
Watch sita sings the blues 2008 full movie free online. Sita sings the blues full movie and subtitulos youtube. Mar 17, 2015 bande annonce, version 2008 du film sita chante le blues par nina paley. If sita sings the blues whirls us around the world visually, the movies gracefully interweaving story lines bring it all back home. Apr 29, 2009 i got a dvd in the mail, an animated film titled sita sings the blues. The aspect of the story that i focus on is the relationship between sita and rama, who are gods.
Sita sings the blues trailer 2009 sita is a goddess separated from her beloved lord and husband rama. The movie is about sita, the hindu goddess from the epic the ramayana, who accompanies lord rama on a 14 year exile in forest. Sita sings the blues a public domain movie wboctv 16, delmarvas news leader, fox 21. Mar 12, 2009 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. This classic indian story teaches a great deal and is sometimes hard to understand with out a guru. Sita sings the blues a public domain movie wboctv 16.
Great effort made by nina paley in his movie sita sings the blues. Sita sings is a 2008 animated feature film by nina paley. You can find it as a directdownload here, but please if possible use the torrent and help seed. Technically, sita sings the blues is a wonderful achievement. 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. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the indian epic ramayana. This movie tells the story of rama and sita, alongwith a biographical account of the directors relationship with her husband. Sita sings the blues is a musical, animated personal interpretation of the indian epic. The ending of the ramayana has puzzled me for years, until viewing this film.
The human experience is also involved, sita is not just a goddess nor is rama not just portrayed as a god. Sita sings the blues is a musical, animated personal interpretation of the indian epic the ramayana. Ive got to get back to my life now, and make some new art. The whole film is split into four different segments that are interwoven around one another. 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. The best way to see sita sings the blues is on a big screen, in a dark room, with other people. You dont have to ask permission to show sita sings the blues. I have a deep love for mythology, so here, in order of appearance, the gods in sita sings the blues.
Nina paley has made this a very thought provoking movie. Sita sings the blues has a captivating beauty of its own. I carefully filed it with other movies i will watch when they introduce the 8day week. Sep 19, 2009 you are free to make money with the free content of sita sings the blues, and you are free to share money with me. Pdf an intermedial reading of paleys sita sings the blues.
It is an unconventional animated musical that was completely produced by one person over the course of 5 years. Set to the 1920s jazz vocals of annette hanshaw, sita sings the blues earns its tagline as the greatest breakup story ever told. Sita sings the blues trailer 2008 video dailymotion. While the stories are charming, it is again the style and the passion that makes sita sings the blues a unique experience. Sita sings the blues extramovie, extramovies sita sings the blues free download, sita sings the blues movie free download. Sep 10, 2017 everyone sings multiple pitches which make up the range of notes discussed earlier that are associated with voice classifications. 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 is based on the hindu epic the ramayana. Le film sita sings the blues 2008 vostfr film complet. 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 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. Readers may freely read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles.
Sita sings the blues is a 2008 american animated musical romantic comedydrama film written, directed, produced and animated by american artist nina paley. May 19, 2011 sita sings the blues is based on the hindu epic the ramayana. 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. Nov 22, 2009 sita sings the blues is an award winning 1, 80 minute film, written, directed, produced and animated by artist nina paley. Sita sings the blues original full movie 720p youtube. Sita sings the blues, nina paleys new film, which arrives in new york on friday trailing festival love, is certainly ambitious and visually loaded. It wasnt until i saw mention of this film in a new york times article that i came back here and, thinking i would at least watch a couple of minutes of the film, immediately became engrossed, unable to even pause the film for a restroom break. In 2009, paley made sita sings the blues available for free. Trailer 2008 version, of the film sita sings the blues by nina paley. I got a dvd in the mail, an animated film titled sita sings the blues. An intermedial reading of paleys sita sings the blues.
Like all culture, it belongs to you already, but i am making it explicit with a creative commons attributionshare alike license updated 1182011. People have been making money in free software for years. It was an version of the epic indian tale of ramayana set to the 1920s jazz vocals of annette hanshaw. Paleys website made the movie available for download. Parvatisaraswati saraswati represents intelligence, consciousness, cosmic knowledge, creativity, education, enlightenment, music.
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. Nina paley is an animator whose husband moves to india, then. Nina paley wrote, directed, designed, produced and animated the featurelength sita sings. Also, it features three cleverly interwoven segments, involving unconditional love and being rejected by a soul mate. Sita sings the blues is a very independent animated film that portrays a portion of the hindu epic the ramayana. Wnet site, or on the internet archive, where you can also download it. 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. The film was released for free download starting in early march, 2009 at all resolutions, including broadcastquality, hd and filmquality image. Youre not going to see sita sings the blues outselling walle at any point in the future, but does that mean nobody would see it. Media in category sita sings the blues the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. Sita is the central female character and one of the central figures in the hindu epic, ramayana and its other versions. 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.
Trailer for nina paleys animated feature, sita sings the blues, a. 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. While sita sings the blues at least equals those in intelligence and wonder, it surpasses them in imagination considering the parallel stories of wives unfairly abandoned by their husbands are set in modern and ancient times, based on the wellknow ramayana story in india. Sita sings the blues is a 2008 american animated musical romantic comedy drama film written. From the trailer, it looks like a beautiful amalgam of animation styles. The dvd has audiencecreated subtitles, a directors commentary track, and some bonus tracks. Bhavana nagulapally, aseem chhabra, manish acharya musique. In her article an intermedial reading of paleys sita sings the blues ipshita chanda discusses the film text of nina.
You are free to make money with the free content of sita sings the blues, and you are free to share money with me. Eschewing the typically dry, somber way that profound conflict is often portrayed while utilizing the absurdity of action movie. But then sita sings the blues is more than just eye catchy drawings, a narrative that holds you in place and a much contemporary way to retell the epic with the most unlikely jazz legend for the songs. Whatever country youre in, theres sure to be a giftgiving holiday coming soon, so dont delay. An animated version of the epic indian tale of ramayana set to the 1920s jazz vocals of annette hanshaw. Sita sings the blues is a 2008 animated film written, directed, produced and animated by american artist nina paley. 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 sita s life when her. Paley sublimates her anguish into an alternate reading of the ramayana to her, sita s the hero of this tale, not rama while taking sustenance from the flapper wisdom of hanshaws singing. It is a jovial and permanently shifting retelling of the famous indian tale of ramayana. 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. 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. Sita sings the blues is a 2008 american animated musical romantic comedydrama film written. She has a younger sister, urmila, and the female cousins mandavi and shrutakirti.
But i want to get the version with the director commentary and havent figured out how to do that and burn on a single dvd or even download a version with only the commentary. 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. Sita sings the blues is an award winning independent feature length. Sita sings the blues hd movies free download 720p 1080p. It was created by nina paley, and the film is, remarkably, almost a solo effort. Bittorrent sites change frequently, so please see the. Juxtaposed throughout is ninas story of a happy life in san francisco, brought to an end when her guy gets a job in india. Stream sita sings the blues soundtrack explicit by various artists and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Paley took out a loan to license the music in early 2009. In 2002, nina paleys husband moved from san francisco to india for a sixmonth contract, an upheaval that ended with him dumping her via email. There are too many things happening out here, for me to sit back and watch a film in leisure. After a run of film festivals, a film based on sanskrit epic sparks turmoil in new york. Sita sings the blues tells the story of rama and sita with a very interesting twist.
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