
8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements (1955)
80 min
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.
- Release date
- March 15, 1957
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Robert Abramson, John Gruen, Douglas Townsend
Cast
Crew
- Jean Cocteau · Director
- Hans Richter · Director
- Hans Richter · Writer
- Hans Richter · Producer
- Robert Abramson · Composer
- John Gruen · Composer
- Douglas Townsend · Composer
- Al Goldman · Cinematographer