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8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements
1957 5.9 (12 votes) 1h 20m
Genres
Fantasy

8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

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.

Key Crew

Writer: Hans Richter

Director: Hans Richter, Jean Cocteau

Top 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

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