Wednesday, January 7, 2009

I got those old india blues

I simply must share this with you. These are clips from Nina Paley's upcoming film "Sita Sings the Blues." It is based on The Ramayana, the Indian epic about the love between the god Rama and his wife Sita. I think the animation is the most gorgeous I have ever seen and I will be first in line to see the entire film. Unfortunately. I may have to wait awhile. Apparently Paley is having a rather rough go of getting the rights to use the old American 20's tunes she uses in the film. Sigh. Let's all wish her luck, no? In the meantime, feast your eyes...

(By the way, the music at the very beginning of this first clip is performed by my favorite Rajastahni group, Musafir)