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

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

β˜… 5.912 votes80 minπŸ“… 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.

Director: Hans Richter

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