When the Pie Was Opened

Year: 1941

Runtime: 8 mins

Language: English

Director: Len Lye

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Combining surrealist visuals, avant‑garde sound collage and a dry, irreverent humor, Len Lye transforms a modest government‑sponsored wartime cookery short into a work of genuine artistic depth. The film follows a mother who lifts her ration‑starved daughter's spirits by sharing a humble pie, never directly mentioning the war, yet retaining a warm, unpretentious charm.

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