The Stranger

In Sita Sings the Blues, artist Nina Paley uses a variety of gorgeous 2-D animation techniques to present episodes from the Sanskrit epic the Ramayana, interspersed with commentary from a gossipy shadow-puppet chorus and illustrated scenes from the artist's own life. But all this (rich) plot stuff is secondary, because Sita is so ravishing to behold that it could be devoid of content and still worth leaving your house for. (Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave, www.central-cinema.com. 7 and 9:15 pm, $6, all ages.) by David Schmader

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