love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea
"A Tea Party" is the kind of movie - not quite ubiquitous, but not exactly rare either - in which the accidental connection between a lonely city dwellerand his dolls is given a magical glow of serendipity and seeks out mystical patterns in the drab fabric of modern existence. It mostly avoids the self-conscious cuteness that is the inevitable side effect of whimsical surrealism, and it explores difficult feelings without descending into easy sentimentality. The dominant emotion experienced by the movie's character seems to be disappointment - the vague, drifting sense of expectations slowly deflating under the pressure of everyday life - but the film's spirit is refreshingly playful and sweet!