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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.

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English
  • short film

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Director

Len Lye

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United Kingdom

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  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1 Jan 1941

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When the Pie Was Opened was released on 1 January 1941.

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