Jan 03, 2016 an animated version of the epic indian tale of ramayana set to the 1920s jazz vocals of annette hanshaw. Sita sings the blues soundtrack, an album by various artists on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. 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. 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. Sita sings the blues uses a yesbased distribution model.
Gratis lieferung fur qualifizerte erstbestellung nach deutschland. 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. Mar 05, 2009 sita sings the blues rights i saw a screening with nina in attendance last week. The ramayana of valmiki and sita sings the blue read a. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the indian epic ramayana. The human experience is also involved, sita is not just a goddess nor is rama not just portrayed as a god. Get hold of the dvd to learn more about annette hanshaw and for an audio interview with nina paley, where she discusses how the idea came to her, and more about her autobiographical story in the film. It is an unconventional animated musical that was completely produced by one person over the course of 5 years.
See the license page for more information about sita sings the blues permissive licensing. The animated satirical documentary has now accumulated over thirty awards and. Sita sings the blues is a very independent animated film that portrays a portion of the hindu epic the ramayana. She has a younger sister, urmila, and the female cousins mandavi and shrutakirti. Paley released sita under a creative commons license, the one im using for green comet. Youre not going to see sita sings the blues outselling walle at any point in. Sita sings the blues, a charm offensive the village voice. First conceived in the wake of her divorce, the film is a retelling of part of the indiana epic ramayana, in which. Why sita sings the blues is perfectly legal in germany, but you still cant watch it on youtube.
Critics have raved over paleys genius, calling her a one woman disney. Germany 11 february 2008 berlin international film festival denmark 30 march 2008 natfilm festival usa. In fact, sita sings the blues is a wonderful way to keep hindu mythology alive. Sep 19, 2009 i hereby give sita sings the blues to you. See the sita sites page for the complete, communitymaintained list of where sita sings the blues can be found online.
Sita sings the blues vs narayans ramayana ppcc world. They are similar in some aspects and different in other aspects. In paleys film, the ancient hindu epic the ramayana is retold through the songs of a 1920s american jazz singer, annette hanshaw. 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. Jul, 2017 in fact, sita sings the blues is a wonderful way to keep hindu mythology alive. 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. 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. Nina paley has made this a very thought provoking movie. Sita occasionally speaks her mind, but most often, expressed herself through hanshaws songs. My feature film, sita sings the blues, was removed from german youtube. Film ini bercerita tentang rama dan sita, bersamadengan akun biografi hubungan direktur dengan suaminya. 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 blocked by youtube in germany. I carefully filed it with other movies i will watch when they introduce the 8day week.
There are a few differences that i noticed between the ramayana by narayan, and the depiction of it in sita sings the blues. Click to purchase all profits go to the musicians who composed and performed the original music for the film. 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. Dec 28, 2016 nina paleys sita sings the blues was a case study too. Parvatisaraswati saraswati represents intelligence, consciousness, cosmic knowledge, creativity, education, enlightenment, music. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to india, then dumps her by email. The dvd has audiencecreated subtitles, a directors commentary track, and some bonus tracks. 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. Sita sings the blues, a charm offensive by michelle orange.
Media in category sita sings the blues the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. 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. It is a huge risk but the only thing worse than a film to not make money is for a film to not be seen and not make money. Apr 29, 2009 i got a dvd in the mail, an animated film titled sita sings the blues. The first is the ancient tale of sita, the heroine of the hindu mythological story of the ramayana, and the second is the modern biographical tale. Sita sings the blues is a 2008 animated film written, directed, produced and. Sita sings the blues brings out the bullies huffpost india. She explained that the rights to the music were really quite reasonable until she synchronized the singing with the. Sita sings the blues rights i saw a screening with nina in attendance last week. While i was writing green comet, i happened upon sita sings the blues, an animated movie created by nina paley.
Subtitles including english, spanish, french, german, russian, chinese, dutch and finnish. Why sita sings the blues is perfectly legal in germany. An animated version of the epic indian tale of ramayana set to the 1920s jazz vocals of annette hanshaw. Sita sings the blues is an eightytwominute feature written, directed, animated and distributed entirely by nina paley, an independent jewish filmmaker from urbana, illinois. Sita sings the blues tells the tale of the epic ramayana using three very different styles of animation in flash technology. I am smiling from one end of the film to the other. Urbana native nina paleys animated feature sita sings the blues found heaps of. Jul 14, 2011 why sita sings the blues is perfectly legal in germany, but you still cant watch it on youtube.
So if youd like hold a screening, dont ask first just do it. Paley puts a lot of emphasis on the unconditional and pure love sita has for rama. Hindu restiveness over representation of the faith in western culture has grown over the years. Whatever country youre in, theres sure to be a giftgiving holiday coming soon, so dont delay. Sita sings the blues messages have unfortunately been diluted because of this strongly problematic element.
I have an ongoing crowdfunding campaign for donations as well as a paypal checkout on the site so that people can watch the film and if they enjoy it and would like. I got a dvd in the mail, an animated film titled sita sings the blues. Watch or download sita sings the blues online for free. You know youre in for a treat the minute you see the level of animation in sita sings the blues. Sita sings the blues is a 2008 film written, produced and directed by nina paley, who also features in the film. Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved lord and husband rama. It is visual storytelling taken to an entirely new level. Sita sings the blues soundtrack by various artists on spotify. 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. We are planning to hopefully launch a kickstarter campaign soon to bring about an official, highquality bluray printing of sita sings the. The best way to see sita sings the blues is on a big screen, in a dark room, with other people. It was created by nina paley, and the film is, remarkably, almost a solo effort. Germany isnt the only nation having financial troubles friend.
Nina paleys sita sings the blues was a case study too. Like all culture, it belongs to you already, but i am making it explicit with a creative commons attributionshare alike license. The animation work and the storytelling are excellent. 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. 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. Dec 22, 2009 sita sings the blues, a charm offensive by michelle orange. Mediascape ucla school of theater, film and television. 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. Nina paleys webbased animated feature sita sings the blues 2008 has occupied a remarkably unique position, poised between the lavish praise it continually earns, and subject to the censure it simultaneously provokes.
The history of womankind is a broken record as the same damn things keeping happening over and over again. In june of 2002 i moved to trivandrum, kerala, india, to be with my american husband whod taken a. 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. The whole film is split into four different segments that are interwoven around one another. With annette hanshaw, aseem chhabra, bhavana nagulapally, manish acharya.
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. You can find it as a directdownload here, but please if possible use the torrent and. Sita sings the blues was released in 2008 only after long negotiations with the holders of the 80yearold songs recorded by annette hanshaw. To sum up, sita sings the blues is based on an adaptation of the the ramayana, a hindu epic, and some hindus find the film offensive. Juxtaposed throughout is ninas story of a happy life in san francisco, brought to an end when her guy gets a job in india. Its based on the indian legend about sita and rama and their love. The sita sings the blues soundtrack cd is now available. Sita sings is a 2008 animated feature film by nina paley. 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. It is however, true that the free dissemination of the movie has given. Sita, the mythological hindu goddess, has a cartoon avatar in the short film sita sings the blues. Spanish, french, german, russian, chinese, dutch and finnish. Set to the 1920s jazz vocals of annette hanshaw, sita sings the blues earns its tagline as the greatest breakup story ever told. Annecy, june 2008, cristal grand prix for best feature film, france.
Sita sings the blues tells the story of rama and sita with a very interesting twist. So while my feelings on sita sings the blues are conflicted, i still think that it is a well made film despite its flaws. Sita sings the blues is an animated feature 72 minutes based on sita s adventures in the ancient indian epic the ramayana. Its cute and simple and yet incorporates multiple layers to tell one legendary story. Sita sings the blues is a 2008 american animated musical romantic comedydrama film written, directed, produced and animated by american artist nina paley. In a rather unorthodox fashion, the entire film is created using the adobe animation program flash, something highly irregular for a featurelength film. Film ini adalah tentang sita, dewi hindu dari epik the ramayana, yang menyertai tuhan rama pada pengasingan 14 tahun di hutan. The dvd of sita sings the blues also has a collection of the movies soundtrack which is absolutely charming. It was an version of the epic indian tale of ramayana set to the 1920s jazz vocals of annette hanshaw. I though sita sings the blues now available for streaming or download was quite good.
Sita sings the blues sparks controversy in queens the. Im aware of no standard protocol for americans to contest fraudulent takedowns in germany, so i made this video. I have a deep love for mythology, so here, in order of appearance, the gods in sita sings the blues. Both of the two written ancient and visual modern texts that is the ramayana of valmiki and view sita sings the blues compare and contrast in very many ways. In 2002, nina paleys husband moved from san francisco to india for a sixmonth contract, an upheaval that ended.
Nina paley took the ramayana and created a story that would cater to her own life and situation in sita sings the blues. In this paper i will look at the aspects in which they compare and contrast. Sita sings the blues is a 2008 american animated musical romantic comedy drama film written. Sita sings the blues is an animated feature 72 minutes based on sitas adventures in the ancient indian epic the ramayana. Sita sings the blues full movie and subtitulos youtube. The film was released for free download starting in early march, 2009 at all resolutions, including.
It is not part of the permission culture, it is part of the yes culture. While the stories are charming, it is again the style and the passion that makes sita sings the blues a unique experience. Technically, sita sings the blues is a wonderful achievement. Why sita sings the blues is perfectly legal in germany, but. 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. This was film critic roger eberts reaction to nina paleys sita sings the blues 2008, an animated film that follows two parallel stories. 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 is the central female character and one of the central figures in the hindu epic, ramayana and its other versions. 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. And after a testy fight with some major international corporations, the brainchild of filmmaker nina paley is finally accessible via online distribution and dvd. Sita sings the blues original full movie 720p youtube. In june of 2002 i moved to trivandrum, kerala, india, to be with my american husband whod taken a contract job there. Also, it features three cleverly interwoven segments, involving unconditional love and being rejected by a soul mate.
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