When the Pie Was Opened

When the Pie Was Opened

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1941

Runtime

0h 8m

Genres

Documentary, War

User Score

80%

Original Title

When the Pie Was Opened

Production Companies

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

Director

Len Lye

Description

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.