The wall street journal on sita sings the blues and profit numbers. To the extent possible under law, nina paley has waived all and related or neighboring rights to sita sings the blues. Nina paley born may 3, 1968 is an american cartoonist, animator and free culture activist. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Mar 05, 2009 sita sings the blues rights i saw a screening with nina in attendance last week. Sita sings the blues is a 2008 american animated musical romantic comedydrama film written, directed, produced and animated by american artist 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. 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. Sita, the mythological hindu goddess, has a cartoon avatar in the short film sita sings the blues.
The aspect of the story that i focus on is the relationship between sita and rama, who are gods. It is visual storytelling taken to an entirely new level. Despite remaining faithful to her husband, sita is put through many tests. Watch or download sita sings the blues online for free. Also, it features three cleverly interwoven segments, involving unconditional love and being rejected by a. 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. Sita sings the blues is a creative retelling of the hindu epic the ramayana. First conceived in the wake of her divorce, the film is a retelling of part of the indiana epic ramayana, in which lord rama.
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. 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. In late february, paley handed the film over to the public, releasing it under a creative commons license download it here. Jan 03, 2016 an animated version of the epic indian tale of ramayana set to the 1920s jazz vocals of annette hanshaw. I carefully filed it with other movies i will watch when they introduce the 8day week. Sita sings the blues 2007 the indian tale of ramayana is set to jazz music. A western woman who took an eastern story and with a personal computer single handedly animated a full length film that received accolades from roger ebert and.
She explained that the rights to the music were really quite reasonable until. Sita sings is a 2008 animated feature film by nina paley. The whole film is split into four different segments that are interwoven around one another. Sita sings the blues was released in 2008 only after long negotiations with the holders of the 80yearold songs recorded by annette hanshaw. First conceived in the wake of her divorce, the film. Parvatisaraswati saraswati represents intelligence, consciousness, cosmic knowledge, creativity, education, enlightenment, music. Technically, sita sings the blues is a wonderful achievement. Sita sings the blues if you want the rainbow you must have the rain. Set to the 1920s jazz vocals of annette hanshaw, sita sings the blues earns its tagline as the greatest breakup story ever told.
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. Ramhanusitarainreflect sita is singing the blues because her man done her wrong. Whatever country youre in, theres sure to be a giftgiving holiday coming soon, so dont delay. 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. 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. Ramsitagods, nina paley cc bysa last week, the wall street journal posted a. The human experience is also involved, sita is not just a goddess nor is rama not just portrayed as a god. Like all culture, it belongs to you already, but i am making it explicit with a. I though sita sings the blues now available for streaming or download was quite good.
Apr 29, 2009 i got a dvd in the mail, an animated film titled sita sings the blues. Also, it features three cleverly interwoven segments, involving unconditional love and being rejected by a soul mate. Sita sings the blues is a 2008 animated film written, directed, produced and animated by american artist nina paley. She is perhaps best known for creating the animated feature film sita sings the blues, based on the ramayana. In fact, sita sings the blues is a wonderful way to keep hindu mythology alive. 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.
Its been translated into french and hebrew and spanish and italian and pirate. In june of 2002 i moved to trivandrum, kerala, india, to be with my american husband whod taken a contract job there. Interview with nina paley, animator and director of sita sings the. An animated version of the epic indian tale of ramayana set to the 1920s jazz vocals of annette hanshaw.
Nina the filmmaker nina paley herself is an artist who finds parallels in sitas life when her husband in. Sita sings the blues, che merita ampiamente una distribuzione italiana, pone. English, deutsch, chinese, espanol, francais, suomi, magyar, bahasa indonesia, italiano, japanese, nederlands, polski, portugues, romana, thai. Sita sings the blues is an animated feature 72 minutes based on sitas adventures in the ancient indian epic the ramayana. 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. 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.
At least that seems to be a major theme in sita sings the blues, an incomparably unique animated feature that combines ancient hindu mythology, a 1920s blues singer, and one artists failed marriage to tell the story of a every woman who lets a man walk all over her. 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. Nina paley has made this a very thought provoking movie. The sita sings the blues soundtrack cd is now available. Watch sita sings the blues 2008 full movie free online. Sita sings the blues is a musical, animated personal interpretation of the indian epic the ramayana. I got a dvd in the mail, an animated film titled sita sings the blues. See the sita sites page for the complete, communitymaintained list of where sita sings the blues can be found online. It is an unconventional animated musical that was completely produced by one person over the course of 5 years. With annette hanshaw, aseem chhabra, bhavana nagulapally, manish acharya. Online sita sings the blues zoom meetup free event. Nina paley took the ramayana and created a story that would cater to her own life and situation in sita sings the blues. Nina paley, a selftaught animator, released in 2008 an 82minute animated film, sita sings the blues, that mingles the classic indian myth, the.
Like all culture, it belongs to you already, but i am making it explicit with a creative commons. 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. Paley puts a lot of emphasis on the unconditional and pure love sita has for rama. The history of womankind is a broken record as the same damn things keeping happening over and over again. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the indian epic 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. 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 very independent animated film that portrays a portion of the hindu epic the ramayana. Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved lord and husband rama. Sita sings the blues sottotitoli in italiano youtube. American cartoonist nina paley has one of the hottest indie movies around, sita sings the blues rating. Nina paley is an animator whose husband moves to india, then. Click to purchase all profits go to the musicians who composed and performed the original music for the film. May 19, 2011 sita sings the blues is based on the hindu epic the ramayana.
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. All the great songs and lyrics from the sita sings the blues album ont he webs largest and most authoritative lyrics resource. The ramayana consists of 24,000 verses in 7 books and 500 cantos, and tells the story of rama, whose wife sita is abducted by the demon king of lanka, ravana. Sita sings the blues e una sorta di patchwork, perfettamente riuscito dal punto di. Sita sings the blues, nina paleys new film, which arrives in new york on friday trailing festival love, is certainly ambitious and visually loaded. Jul, 2017 in fact, sita sings the blues is a wonderful way to keep hindu mythology alive. Nina paleys delicious sita sings the blues finds solace in autobiography and an animated gold mine in the caverns of an ancient sanskrit epic. 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. It is however, true that the free dissemination of the movie has given.
The story focuses on the relationship between rama and sita and. 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 film written, produced and directed by nina paley, who also features in the film. Mar 29, 2012 the history of womankind is a broken record as the same damn things keeping happening over and over again.
Sita sings the blues tells the tale of the epic ramayana using three very different styles of animation in flash technology. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to india, then dumps her by email. She explained that the rights to the music were really quite reasonable until she synchronized the singing with the. Sita sings the blues is an animated feature 72 minutes based on sita s adventures in the ancient indian epic the ramayana. Earlier this year, we wrote about the rather ridiculous situation that filmmaker nina paley was put in, where on some songs she used. 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 rights i saw a screening with nina in attendance last week. Sita sings the blues vs narayans ramayana ppcc world. The dvd has audiencecreated subtitles, a directors commentary track, and some bonus tracks. Media in category sita sings the blues the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. And after a testy fight with some major international corporations, the brainchild of filmmaker nina paley is finally accessible via online distribution and dvd.