Nina Paley, blog here, has made an animation of Sita's abduction as told in the Ramayana. This is the trailer to Sita sings the Blues, the whole animation can be found here. As one might expect, the comments from the fundies, progressives, Hindu nationalists, copyright lawyers, etc, are quite similar. (don't you be messin' with our parish) That deadweight aside, it looks like something that both kids and adults might enjoy.
(monkey-mind alert) Personally, I'm predicting that the next trend in tableware will be a combination of Indian style service items crossed with an art deco look. Italian moderne is nice, but the hotspot seems to be moving East. ( clue: they still manufacture things in India, as opposed to making baroque financial schemes and viral memes. )
ood news! Sita Sings the Blues is now available on DVD! Get it from Amazon or Netflix on July 28!
ReplyDelete[New York, NY – July 20, 2009] – This July, FilmKaravan, in partnership with Vista India Digital Media, proudly presents its first DVD release — the beautifully animated and wittily narrated debut feature film from Nina Paley, SITA SINGS THE BLUES — through Amazon, Netflix and a vast network of South Asian wholesale stores nationwide. Brimming with charm, humor and a soundtrack comprised entirely of haunting vocals from 1920s jazz legend, Annette Hanshaw, whose old jazz and blues recordings give voice to Sita, this adult-friendly cartoon offers a personal and thoroughly modern adaptation of the great Indian epic, The Ramayana.
For more information, visit http://www.filmkaravan.com