So Ram killed Ravana, and everything was good. They were supposed to live happily ever after, but in a twist of fate i have always failed to understand, a pregnant Sita suddenly found her abandoned in the forest.
A few thousand years later, Nina Paley has created a brilliant modern day story about the life of Sita. It’s called Sita Sings the Blues.
Here’s a trailer.
Watch the full movie HERE (There is an option to watch the movie online, as also one to download the entire thing)
Nina derived inspiration from her own story, after her husband broke up with her via email when she was traveling. The movie is entirely Nina’s baby, and took a few years in the making.
The movie has been winning critical acclaim all over the place. It has been released on the internet under a creative commons license, so it is essentially freeware, starting a new movement in the distribution of digital media.
I saw the movie a while back when it aired on PBS back in New York, and was very impressed. I was going to write about it but somehow missed. Better late than never, like Ram once said.
More information about the film on the official site. Try to watch it if you already haven’t.
Happy Dussehra, BTW!
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This sounds like an interesting movie! Will try to catch it.
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Brilliant!!
Really appreciate Nina’s courage to relate her real life episode with modern Sita.
Giving me ideas to re-write the Ramayana from a different perspective.
Somehow I personally don’t find any logical explanation for some incidents in the existing one…like
a.) Reasons for Sita’s low IQ (crossing the Lakshman Rekha).
b.) Rawan (being a Rakshas) not raping or forcing Sita to marry him, still considered evilest of the evils.
c.) ‘Maryada Purushottam’ Ram asking his pregnant wife, though indirectly, whose baby are you carrying!?? huh…comm’n dude!!!
d.) And ya…why the hell Lakshaman wanted Surpnakha to get a nose job done? Why did Ram said ‘NO’ to Surpnakha and asked her to go to Lakshman at the first place? Coz’ he was having his wife along with him and Lakshman was maintaining a long distance relationship…eh?????
and many more…many!!
P.S. this is totally my personal opinion..not meant to hurt anyone’s sentiments in any way. Being more or less of an atheist, I can’t help it, but to point at the unexplained and vague religious ideas that keep bothering me from time to time.
Happy Dussehra
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Interesting ! I didnt hear of this earlier…i am definitely going to catch a look !
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i totally agree with anuradha and i appreciate her power of analysis and close understanding of ramayana..i guess we shud have a revised version with her interpretation into account…
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I saw this on some other blog too. Sita sings the Blues!
The beauty of epics is in its interpretation.
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If you’re looking for a high res version to rent or own please check out
Netflix
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Sita_Sings_the_Blues/70113539?lnkce=seRtLn&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=1455642307_0_0&strackid=5fda92eea9adc383_0_srl
OR Amazon http://amzn.com/B002G50002
Each sale/rental goes towards helping Sita get out of jail: http://questioncopyright.org/node/303/revisions/1017/view
Thank you!
FilmKaravan
filmkaravan.wordpress.com
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@Smitha – Cool. Do share what you think of the movie.
@Anuradha – Welcome to Amreekandesi. Interesting points you raise. And i agree, i dont find our epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata completely logical. There’s so many questions like the ones you mentioned.
@Kavi – I think you will like the movie
@Abhishek – Welcome to Amreekandesi. That’s a good idea. Maybe we should get a Jhumpa Lahiri in touch with Anuradha!
@Solilo – Interpretation for sure. There’s so many versions of these epics, each with its own view point.
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It’s a brilliant piece of work. It was recommended to me by junior son who is studying to be an animator.
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