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8 X 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements (1957)

Genre : Fantasy

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Hans Richter

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Hans Arp
Hans Arp
Paul Bowles
Paul Bowles
Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau
Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp
Max Ernst
Max Ernst
Man Ray
Man Ray
Frederick Kiesler
Frederick Kiesler
The Minotaur
Dorothea Ernst
Dorothea Ernst
Darius Milhaud
Darius Milhaud
Richard Huelsenbeck
Richard Huelsenbeck
Yves Tanguy
Yves Tanguy
Jaqueline Matisse
Jaqueline Matisse
Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder
Willem de Vogel
Willem de Vogel

Crews

Hans Richter
Hans Richter
Director
Robert Abramson
Robert Abramson
Music
John Gruen
John Gruen
Music
Douglas Townsend
Douglas Townsend
Music
Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau
Co-Director
Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp
Co-Director
Hans Richter
Hans Richter
Writer

Trailers and other movies

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Posters and backgrounds

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