Login
8 X 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements (1957)
8 × 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements (1957) is an American experimental film directed by Hans Richter, Marcel Duchamp, and Jean Cocteau released on March 15, 1957 in New York City. It features original music by Robert Abramson, John Gruen and Douglas Townsend. Described by Richter as "part Freud, part Lewis Carroll", it is a fairy tale for the subconscious based on the game of chess. While living in New York, Hans Richter directed two feature films, Dreams That Money Can Buy and 8x8: A Chess Sonata in collaboration with Max Ernst, Cocteau, Paul Bowles, Fernand Léger, Alexander Calder, Duchamp, and others, which was partially filmed on the lawn of his summer house in Southbury, Connecticut.
Updated May 26 2020
Cast
Max Ernst
Marcel Duchamp
Man Ray
Paul Bowles
Jean Arp
Crew
Jean Cocteau
Director
Marcel Duchamp
Director
Hans Richter
Director
If you liked this then you may like:
648
2858
4558
5729
15390
32327
35797
36877
36878
43444
44473
47425
58094
63151
63400
74140
80055
105715
105716
106878
118652
132793
144651
148355
151472
183865
184882
185591
189941
189945
190085
190278
190280
215595
215603
233976
258054
262078
268278
281639
285169
380674
385248
385254
385255
385256
385259
424262
437236