(When the Pie Was Opened)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Documentary,

War

Runtime:

8 minutes

Year:

1941

Directors:

Len Lye

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Production companies:

Realist Films Ltd.,

Ministry of Information,

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Actors:

The Girl

The Mother

Crews:

Director

Director of Photography