8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

1957/03/15 • Released • English, French, German

Fantasy
5.9
1h 20m

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

Casts

Hans Arp

Paul Bowles

Paul Bowles

Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau

Marcel Duchamp

Max Ernst

Man Ray

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Frederick Kiesler

The Minotaur

Dorothea Ernst

Darius Milhaud

Darius Milhaud

Richard Huelsenbeck

Yves Tanguy

Jaqueline Matisse

Alexander Calder

Willem de Vogel

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