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When the Pie Was Opened

★ 7.5 (2 votes) | 1941 | 0h 8m
DocumentaryWar
Overview

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.

Details
  • Status Released
  • Release Date January 1, 1941
  • Budget N/A
  • Revenue N/A
  • Production Realist Films Ltd., Ministry of Information, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

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