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Where art video and movies meet?

Reading the New York Times today, I came across a review of Sita Sings the Blues, an 2008 animated epic tale of love gone wrong in the here and now and the there and then. The tale, set in San Francisco, New York and India is based on the Sita/Krishna affair in the Ramayana. This musical cartoon mash up of Indian miniature art, Betty Boop and Busby Berkeley is based on the true story of the artist/film auteur, Nina Paley. The narrative is provided by a Greek chorus of three shadow-puppet Indians with contemporary voices and views, who argue over ... More » »