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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 15, 1957

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, French, German

Cast

Man Ray,Alexander Calder,Jean Cocteau,Darius Milhaud,Yves Tanguy,Willem de Vogel,Marcel Duchamp,Dorothea Ernst,Frederick Kiesler,Hans Arpand 4 more

Director

Jean Cocteau,Hans Richter

Writer

Hans Richter

Music

Douglas Townsend,Robert Abramson,John Gruen

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0122855