8 X 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

8 X 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements 1957

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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.

  • Released: 1957-03-15
  • Runtime: 80 minutes
  • Genre: Fantasy
  • Stars: Hans Arp, Paul Bowles, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Darius Milhaud, Richard Huelsenbeck, Frederick Kiesler, Dorothea Ernst, Yves Tanguy, Jaqueline Matisse, Alexander Calder, Willem de Vogel, Max Ernst
  • Director: Hans Richter