8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements (1957)

  • NR
  • 03/15/1957 (US)
  • Fantasy
  • 1h 20m

Overview

8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements is an American experimental film directed by Hans Richter, Marcel Duchamp, and Jean Cocteau. Described by Richter as "part Freud, part Lewis Carroll" and filmed partially on the lawn of Duchamp's summer house in Southbury, Connecticut.

Hans Richter

Writer, Director

Jean Cocteau

Director

Cast

Hans Arp's headshot

Hans Arp

Paul Bowles's headshot

Paul Bowles

Jean Cocteau's headshot

Jean Cocteau

Marcel Duchamp's headshot

Marcel Duchamp

Max Ernst's headshot

Max Ernst

Man Ray's headshot

Man Ray

Frederick Kiesler's headshot

Frederick Kiesler

The Minotaur
Dorothea Ernst's headshot

Dorothea Ernst

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