When the Pie Was Opened
When the Pie Was Opened

When the Pie Was Opened

When the Pie Was Opened

Release date : 1941-01-01

Production country :

United Kingdom

Production company :

Realist Films Ltd.,

Ministry of Information,

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Status : Released

Durasi : 8 Min.

Popularity : 0.95

7.5

Total Vote : 2

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.