When the Pie Was Opened

When the Pie Was Opened (1941)

Released Documentary, War · 8 min

 

When the Pie Was Opened (1941)

Released Documentary, War · 8 min

 

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... see more

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... see more
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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Jan 1, 1941
COUNTRY
GB
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
English
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