

8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements
1957
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.
Director: Hans Richter, Jean Cocteau
Cast: Hans Arp, Paul Bowles, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Man Ray, Frederick Kiesler, Dorothea Ernst
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