| Description |
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; stereo. |
| Cast |
Annette Hanshaw, Reena Shah, Sanjiv Jhaveri, Pooja Kumar, Debargo Sanyal, Aladdin Ullah, Nitya Vidyasagar. |
| Credits |
Narrators: Aseem Chhabra, Bhavana Nagulapally, and Manish Acharya ; music by Todd Michaelsen ; designed and animated by Nina Paley. |
| Language Note |
In English, with optional English, French, Italian and LOLSpeak subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Bibliography |
"Based on The Ramayana of Valmiki" ; includes recommended readings. |
| Awards |
Winner, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles; Winner, Gotham award; Winner, Annecy Animation festival. |
| Note |
Based on: The Ramayana of Valmiki. |
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Videodisc release of the 2008 animated film. |
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Special features include directors commentary, trailer, WNET FEb 2009 interview, bonus short, "Fetch" and DVD-ROM content. |
| Summary |
An animated reinterpretation of the Indian epic Ramayana blends the stories of Sita, a goddess separated from her husband Rama, and Nina, an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Set to the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw. |
| Subject |
Paley, Nina -- Drama.
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Sītā (Hindu deity) -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Animated films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Animated films -- United States.
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Feature films -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Paley, Nina, Author of screenplay, Producer, Director.
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Hanshaw, Annette, 1910-1985, Actor.
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Shah, Reena, 1977- Actor.
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Jhaveri, Sanjiv, Actor.
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Kumar, Pooja, Actor.
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Sanyal, Debargo, Actor.
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Ullah, Aladdin, Actor.
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Vidyasagar, Nitya, Actor.
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Chhabra, Aseem, Narrator.
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Nagulapally, Bhavana, Narrator.
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Acharya, Manish, Narrator.
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Michaelsen, Todd, Composer.
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Vālmīki.
Rāmāyaṇa.
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Your name here (Firm)
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Film Karavan (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
792097352918 |
| Music # |
VIDM0001 Film Karavan |
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