8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

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  • Genre: Fantasy
  • Run time: 80 min
  • Premiere: 1957. March 15.

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.

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Directing

Hans Richter

Director

Marcel Duchamp

Co-Director

Jean Cocteau

Director

Sound

Douglas Townsend

Original Music Composer

John Gruen

Original Music Composer

Robert Abramson

Original Music Composer

Writing

Directing

Hans Richter

Director

Marcel Duchamp

Co-Director

Jean Cocteau

Director

Sound

Douglas Townsend

Original Music Composer

John Gruen

Original Music Composer

Robert Abramson

Original Music Composer

Writing