Blood Tea and Red String

Name: Blood Tea and Red String
Genre: Fantasy, Animation
Released: October 4, 2006
Duration: 71 min
Rating: 73

2006

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Release Date: October 4, 2006

Summary: This handmade stop-motion fairy tale for adults tells the tale of the struggle between the aristocratic White Mice and the rustic Creatures Who Dwell Under the Oak over the doll of their heart’s desire.

Director: Christiane Cegavske

Genre(s): Fantasy, Animation

Runtime: 71 min

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TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Despite the absence of dialogue -- the mice squeak and the oak creatures caw like ravens -- Cegavske imbues her scrappy little creatures with disturbingly complex personalities. And if the tale's moral is less than clear, its haunting images speak directly to some dark, preverbal corner of the heart. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

An original head trip definitely not recommended for kiddies. Read full review

Nathan Lee

As much a work of sculpture as of cinema, this 71-minute movie, 13 years in the making, is the handmade brainchild of Christiane Cegavske, an artist who dabbles in film but whose talents and sensibility align more naturally with those of the contemporary-art world. Read full review

Felix Vasquez, Jr.

Cegavske's film is a meld of surreal imagery, and a morbid somewhat horrific story that art lovers will enjoy. Horror fans need apply. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Often grotesque, though never in the "Sick and Twisted" juvenile gross-out mode, dreamlike feature is as lovingly crafted as it is unsettlingly sour-sweet, with Mark Growden's avant-garde folk score in perfect synch. Read full review

R. Emmett Sweeney

A sickly-sweet stop-motion animation 13 years in the making, Blood Tea and Red String is a genuine piece of outsider art. Read full review

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LindaN.

Dec 20, 2006

Mesmerizing and memorable as well as original.

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GoravM.

Dec 21, 2006

Excellent movie. good concept.

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PastorOfMuppets

Oct 19, 2020

Complete art trash. I'm not sure who this is made for but the kids won't watch it and I had to watch it at 3x speed just to see if the story went anywhere Interesting. This is made by the weird kid in art class that has no talent but has no other hobbies.

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