When the Pie Was Opened

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1941

DocumentaryWar

8 minutes

Summary

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.

Len Lye

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StatusReleased: 84 years ago
January 1, 1941

LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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