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When the Pie Was Opened

01/01/1941

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0hr 8min

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Documentary

,War

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Valerie Forrest
  • Hilda Masters

    Director

  • Len Lye

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Realist Films Ltd.
  • Ministry of Information
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Valerie Forrest

The Girl

Hilda Masters

The Mother

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