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- 2006
- Not Rated
- Adler & Associates Entertainment
- 1 h 11 m
- 2006
- Not Rated
- Adler & Associates Entertainment
- 1 h 11 m
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.
Directed By: Christiane Cegavske
Written By: Christiane Cegavske
- 2006
- Not Rated
- Adler & Associates Entertainment
- 1 h 11 m
- 2006
- Not Rated
- Adler & Associates Entertainment
- 1 h 11 m
Blood Tea and Red String
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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.
Directed By: Christiane Cegavske
Written By: Christiane Cegavske
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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83% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
17% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
73
83% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
17% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
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.
An original head trip definitely not recommended for kiddies.
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.
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.
Cegavske's film is a meld of surreal imagery, and a morbid somewhat horrific story that art lovers will enjoy. Horror fans need apply.
A sickly-sweet stop-motion animation 13 years in the making, Blood Tea and Red String is a genuine piece of outsider art.
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Production Company
Christiane Cegavske Productions
Release Date Oct 4, 2006
Duration 1 h 11 m
Rating Not Rated
Awards
San Francisco Indiefest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
