Sita Sings the Blues

2008 · 82 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 5,035 VOTES · DIR. Nina Paley

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 681 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:17 Moanin' Low, my sweet man I love him so
00:07:47 Ch, because Ram's fatherhad 4 wives.
00:08:55 Yes.
00:10:38 I do think he was unwell...
00:12:52 And though we haven't got a bankful
00:15:46 And he plays - - all these instruments...
00:17:23 Her eyes are like lotus pools.
00:20:09 He's not an angel orsaint, and what's the odds thathe ain't
00:22:40 I told hernot to leave the hut!
00:24:55 Trivandrum, silly. Athome.
00:26:25 Never. I love only Rama.
00:30:20 There's lots of othernew sheiks who would like to be sheikin'
00:32:30 They were half... they were defnitely half monkey, ifnot more
00:35:54 I hope thatit isn't the doctor, the dentist, they can't cure my ills
00:39:11 He's obviously doubting her, um, pureness.
00:41:55 pining the whole day through. Why do you actlike you do?
00:44:38 I think it was on a bird.
00:47:18 Even though it hurts you, laugh through it all
00:56:41 I don't think he lether go because -
01:01:49 So that's how Valmiki wrote the Ramayana, because Sita told the story to him.
01:05:19 Rama's great, Rama's good, Rama does what Rama should
01:08:11 - Who treats you so badly.
01:11:13 And that's when he fnds out that
01:14:46 romantically I'm up in the air

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed681
Dialogue density8.3 lines / min
First line00:01:17
Final line01:14:46

Production Record

DirectorNina Paley
LanguageEnglish
Budget$290,000
IMDb votes5,035