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When the Pie Was Opened

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Calorie Rating: 11
Released: 1941-01-01
Running Time: 8 Minutes
Studios: Realist Films Ltd., Ministry of Information, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,


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.

Director / Directors

Len Lye
Director


Cast

Valerie Forrest
Character: The Girl
Hilda Masters
Character: The Mother


Production and Crew

A. E. Jeakins
Director of Photography