8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

Name: 8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements
Director: Hans Richter
Genre: Fantasy
Released: 1957-03-15
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Rating: 6.231
Cast: Hans Arp, Paul Bowles, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst

1957

1h 20m

Fantasy

Director: Hans Richter

Writer: Hans Richter

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.