When the Pie Was Opened
6.3
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 Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1941 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Ministry of Information, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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Realist Films Ltd.
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Ministry of Information
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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United Kingdom
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English
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English
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United Kingdom · January 1, 1941
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