8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements
8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

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8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

5.9(12 votes)
1957
1h 20m
Fantasy

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.

Cast

Hans Arp

Paul Bowles

Paul Bowles

Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau

Marcel Duchamp

Max Ernst

Man Ray

Man Ray

Frederick Kiesler

The Minotaur

Dorothea Ernst

Darius Milhaud

Darius Milhaud

Richard Huelsenbeck

Written by

Hans Richter

Hans Richter

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