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Sita Sings the Blues

“The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.”

2008 · 1 h 22 min
Directed by Nina Paley
AnimationComedyFantasy

Cast

Aseem Chhabra Bhavana Nagulapally Manish Acharya Reena Shah Sanjiv Jhaveri Pooja Kumar

Plot

A retelling of the Ramayana from the point of view of Sita, in several animation styles, intercut with the story of the director's own divorce, to the jazz songs of Annette Hanshaw.

Sinekatalog’s take

A witty, inventive and colourful independent animation.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (5,127 votes)
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