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

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Released:
1957-03-15

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.

Directors:
Hans Richter, Jean Cocteau

Runtime:
1h 20min

Genre:
Fantasy

  • Cast:
  • Hans Arp
  • Paul Bowles
  • Jean Cocteau
  • Marcel Duchamp
  • Max Ernst