
When the Pie Was Opened
Watch When the Pie Was Opened on Soap2day. 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.
- Category: Documentary, War
- Production Country: United Kingdom
- Directed By: Len Lye
- Starred By: Valerie Forrest, Hilda Masters,