Blood Tea and Red String (2006)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Christiane Cegavske

Writer:

Christiane Cegavske (writer)

Release Date:

4 October 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Fantasy

Plot:

A handmade stop-motion fairy tale for adults that 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.

Plot Keywords:

Stop Motion | Blood | Tea | Mouse

Awards:

1 win

Runtime:

USA:71 min

Country:

USA

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

fairy tale for adults

Blood tea and red string. Stopmotion animation is hard to come by these days. what's even harder to come by is a dark fairy tale told using stop motion. luckily we have blood tea and red string. Which does just that. I was lucky enough to see this film at Montreal's Fantasia Festival. A great festival, but one that could always use more animation. Stylisticly Blood tea could be compared to Jan Svankmajer's Alice. But it has some very dark and somewhat scary points. It could easily give any kid nightmares. Chistiane Cegavske is a very gifted animator and the world she creates is a memorable tale of aristocratic white mice, skull flowers, widow spiders, blood, tea and red string.