When the Pie Was Opened
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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.
Released | Jan 01, 1941 |
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Runtime | 0h 8min |
Genre | Documentary, War |
Actor | Valerie Forrest, Hilda Masters |
Director | Len Lye |
Production | Realist Films Ltd. |