Sita Sings the Blues
The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.
A visually inventive, genre-blending meditation on love, betrayal, and duty that weaves together ancient mythology, jazz-age romance, and shadow-puppet commentary into a wry, melancholic exploration of faithfulness and heartbreak.
Utilizing the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, the epic Indian tale of exiled prince Ramayana and his bride Sita is mirrored by a spurned woman's contemporary personal life, and light-hearted but knowledgeable discussion of historical background by a trio of Indian shadow puppets.
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