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

Summary

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.

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

Watch 8 X 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements Online

8 X 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements is not available for streaming at this moment.

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

Cast
Crew

Hans Arp

as
Paul Bowles

as
Jean Cocteau

as
Marcel Duchamp

as
Max Ernst

as
Man Ray

as
Frederick Kiesler

as The Minotaur
Dorothea Ernst

as
Darius Milhaud

as
Richard Huelsenbeck

as
Yves Tanguy

as
Jaqueline Matisse

as
Alexander Calder

as
Willem de Vogel

as

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