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8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements
8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements
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8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

1957
1h 20m
Fantasy

Status

Released

Release

1957

Runtime

1h 20m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 20m
Mar 15, 1957
Languages
English
French
German
Director
Hans Richter
Hans Richter
Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

14 Cast Members

Hans Arp

Paul Bowles

Paul Bowles

Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau

Marcel Duchamp

Max Ernst

Man Ray

Man Ray

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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