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.
Movie Information
- Director
- Len Lye
- Release Year
- 1941
- Runtime
- 8 minutes
- Genre
- Documentary, War
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (3 votes)
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