
When the Pie Was Opened
75.00% | January 1, 1941 | Documentary, War
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.
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Len Lye
Director
A. E. Jeakins
Director of Photography
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Valerie Forrest
The Girl
Hilda Masters
The Mother
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