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Sita Sings the Blues
  • Studio: Gkids
  • Release Date: Dec 25, 2009
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Metascore
94 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

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  • Summary: Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the Indian epic Ramayana. Set to the 1920's jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, Sita Sings the Blues earns its tagline as "the Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told." (Nina Paley)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    100
    And the ingenuity of "Sita" - is dazzling. Not busy, or overwhelming, or eye-popping. Just affecting, surprising and a lot of fun.
  2. Boxoffice Magazine
    Reviewed by: Ray Greene
    100
    With Sita, Paley brings the same, highly specific and very personal vision we associate with the best indie and alternative filmmaking to the animated form, and the result is riveting.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    It is astonishingly original.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. DaveB.
    10
    Delightful movie. Unpretentious, creative and flawless.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. paultoes
    10
    an absolutely original joy. i smiled all the way through the thing.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. TimD
    7
    I'll be the first to admit I didn't get this movie. If I had to guess, I would probably say the blues aspect simply turned me off. However, it's still an incredible work, and considering that you can legally watch it online, I honestly can think of no reason why you would not go check this out immediately.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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