When the Pie Was Opened (1941)

When the Pie Was Opened

1941

Documentary War

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Len Lye

Cast

Hilda Masters as The Mother

Valerie Forrest as The Girl

Crew

A. E. Jeakins (Director of Photography)