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When the Pie Was Opened
73%
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8m
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When the Pie Was Opened (1941) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of When the Pie Was Opened (1941) — a movie tagged as Documentary and War with offbeat and epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 fr… Our models also surface themes such as ai, family, and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~8 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate When the Pie Was Opened 73% (3 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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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.
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- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1941-01-01
- Runtime
- 8m
- TMDB rating
- 7.3
- TMDB ID
- 393146
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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 f... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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