The human experience is also involved, sita is not just a goddess nor is rama not just portrayed as a god. I though sita sings the blues now available for streaming or download was quite good. Dec 19, 2014 acclaimed animated feature film sita sings the blues, directed by nina paley, has been getting a lot of traction on and offline 786,280 views and counting on youtube alone, since it was uploaded. 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 sings the blues tells the story of rama and sita with a very interesting twist. Checking back in on sita, we found to our dismay that we missed the san francisco showing rats.
She was the artist and often the writer of the comic strips ninas adventures and fluff, but most of her recent work has been in animation. The thing that instantly strikes you about the film is the permanently. Sita sings the blues was released in 2008 only after long negotiations with the holders of the 80yearold songs recorded by annette hanshaw. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to india, then dumps her by email. I got a dvd in the mail, an animated film titled sita sings the blues. 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. Sita sings the blues is based on the hindu epic the ramayana. The best way to see sita sings the blues is on a big screen, in a dark room, with other people. Nina paley is an animator whose husband moves to india, then. Paley released her first feature, sita sings the blues, for free to the public in march 2009 under a creative commons sharealike license, dedicating it to the public domain 5 years later. Mar 11, 2009 nina paley wrote, directed, designed, produced and animated the featurelength sita sings the blues, an incredible accomplishment that has been picked up by everyone from boingboing to neil gaiman. 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. Like all culture, it belongs to you already, but i am making it explicit with a creative commons attributionshare alike license. In late february, paley handed the film over to the public, releasing it under a creative commons license download it here.
Paley puts a lot of emphasis on the unconditional and pure love sita has for rama. 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. Sita sings the blues, which retells the ramayana in contemporary fashion, is one of those.
Sita sings the blues if youre a fan of animation and classic jazzblues and even if you arent i highly recommend taking the time to download andor watch nina paleys clever, fulllength animated movie, sita sings the blues. Nina paley born may 3, 1968 is an american cartoonist, animator and free culture activist. The whole film is split into four different segments that are interwoven around one another. Despite remaining faithful to her husband, sita is put through many tests. You dont have to ask permission to show sita sings the blues. Its been translated into french and hebrew and spanish and italian and pirate. Nina paley, creator of the wonderful and fraught animation sita sings the blues writes, all the flash authoring. Sedermasochism a new animated feature from the creator. In fact, sita sings the blues is a wonderful way to keep hindu mythology alive.
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 is a 2008 american animated musical romantic comedy drama film written. From the shared culture it came, and back into the. Nina the filmmaker nina paley herself is an artist who finds parallels in sitas life when her husband in. Weve written before about the wonderful animated film by nina paley, sita sings the blues, which features recordings of annette hanshaw.
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 took the ramayana and created a story that would cater to her own life and situation in sita sings the blues. Who would think that it would be possible to bring together an old indian story of heroes, battles and lovers together with blues music from the 20s, and that within a cartoon setting. Ive got to get back to my life now, and make some new art. 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. 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 a 2008 animated film written, directed, produced and animated by american artist nina paley. I carefully filed it with other movies i will watch when they introduce the 8day week. 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. Just search for sita soundtrack and youll find it, all free. Contradicting movie industry expectations, the more people saw sita online, the more they sought it out in theaters and film festivals. Sita sings the blues full movie and subtitulos youtube.
Its cute and simple and yet incorporates multiple layers to tell one legendary story. Not rated 1h 22min animation, comedy, fantasy 12 august 2009 france. Nina paley wrote, directed, designed, produced and animated the featurelength sita sings the blues, an incredible accomplishment that has been. Sita sings the blues soundtrack explicit various artists. The dvd has audiencecreated subtitles, a directors commentary track, and some bonus tracks. 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 is a 2008 film written, produced and directed by nina paley, who also features in the film. Also, it features three cleverly interwoven segments, involving unconditional love and being rejected by a soul mate.
The cartoonist nina paley mixes an ancient epic with the story of her own collapsing marriage. 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. Nina paleys sita sings the blues turns a hindu goddess into betty. You can find it as a directdownload here, but please if possible use the torrent and help seed. With annette hanshaw, aseem chhabra, bhavana nagulapally, manish acharya.
It is an unconventional animated musical that was completely produced by one person over the course of 5 years. Paley has found a way to mix the two most strikingly opposite forms of art the blues and traditional indian mythology in a way that. Im told its an animated film directed by a girl from urbana. She explained that the rights to the music were really quite reasonable until she synchronized the singing with the. Parvatisaraswati saraswati represents intelligence, consciousness, cosmic knowledge, creativity, education, enlightenment, music.
Want to know how i got a certain animated effect in sita sings the blues. Mar 05, 2009 sita sings the blues rights i saw a screening with nina in attendance last week. 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. I have a deep love for mythology, so here, in order of appearance, the gods in sita sings the blues. 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 is a 2008 american animated musical romantic comedydrama film written.
In june of 2002 i moved to trivandrum, kerala, india, to be with my american husband whod taken a contract job there. In a rather unorthodox fashion, the entire film is created using the adobe animation program flash, something highly irregular for a featurelength film. She is perhaps best known for creating the animated feature film sita sings the blues, based on the ramayana, with parallels to her personal life. It was an version of the epic indian tale of ramayana set to the 1920s jazz vocals of annette hanshaw. Hindu restiveness over representation of the faith in western culture has grown over the years. Technically, sita sings the blues is a wonderful achievement. 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. 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 is a 2008 american animated musical romantic comedydrama film written, directed, produced and animated by american artist nina paley. Sita sings the blues vs narayans ramayana ppcc world. Please download and print posters which you can modify with your screening information.
And after a testy fight with some major international corporations, the brainchild of filmmaker nina paley is finally accessible via online distribution and dvd. France including french overseas departments and territories, in the. Apr 29, 2009 i got a dvd in the mail, an animated film titled sita sings the blues. Sep 19, 2009 i hereby give sita sings the blues to you. Sita sings the blues is a very independent animated film that portrays a portion of the hindu epic the ramayana. Acclaimed animated feature film sita sings the blues, directed by nina paley, has been getting a lot of traction on and offline 786,280 views and counting on youtube alone, since it. It is a jovial and permanently shifting retelling of the famous indian tale of ramayana. Nina paley has made this a very thought provoking movie.
It was created by nina paley, and the film is, remarkably, almost a solo effort. She is perhaps best known for creating the animated feature film sita sings the blues, based on the ramayana. 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. Jan 01, 2010 i cant figure out whos selling this it theoretically could be some cdbaby related thing, from which we the creators get no money because cdbaby is a byzantine and dysfunctional corporation. Watch sita sings the blues 2008 full movie free online. Sita sings the blues is an animated feature 72 minutes based on sitas adventures in the ancient indian epic the ramayana. Please distribute, copy, share, archive, and show sita sings the blues. 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.
Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the indian epic ramayana. The film, which launched the san francisco international animation festival, has won awards and gathered a lot of fans. 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. She explained that the rights to the music were really quite reasonable until. Watch sita sings the blues online blog reel thirteen. May 19, 2011 sita sings the blues is based on the hindu epic the ramayana. 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 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. Bittorrent sites change frequently, so please see the. See the sita sites page for the complete, communitymaintained list of where sita sings the blues can be found online. Sita sings the blues rights i saw a screening with nina in attendance last week. Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved lord and husband rama. 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.
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