8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

1h 20m
Fantasy
5.9

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
Unknown
Paul Bowles
Unknown
Jean Cocteau
Unknown
Marcel Duchamp
Unknown
Max Ernst
Unknown
Man Ray
Unknown
Frederick Kiesler
The Minotaur
Dorothea Ernst
Unknown
Darius Milhaud
Unknown
Richard Huelsenbeck
Unknown
Yves Tanguy
Unknown
Jaqueline Matisse
Unknown
Alexander Calder
Unknown
Willem de Vogel
Unknown

Crew

Hans Richter
Director, Writer
Jean Cocteau
Director
Marcel Duchamp
Co-Director
Douglas Townsend
Original Music Composer
John Gruen
Original Music Composer
Robert Abramson
Original Music Composer

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