Jan 01, 1941
8 min
Full-HD

When the Pie Was Opened (1941)

Surrealism, avant-garde sound montage, and irreverent wit might be the last thing you'd expect from a government-sponsored film about wartime cookery. But director, artist, animator and all-round firework of a man Len Lye specialised in the unexpected. A simple tale of a mother cheering up her daughter with a pie from her rationing-stricken pantry (interestingly the war is never directly referred to) is skilfully crafted into a work of real artistic depth, while retaining an unpretentious charm.

Category

Documentary War

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Realist Films Ltd. Ministry of Information Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Valerie Forrest

The Girl

Hilda Masters

The Mother

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