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

Fantasy

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.

Cast

H Hans Arp
Paul Bowles
Y Yves Tanguy
J Jaqueline Matisse
A Alexander Calder
W Willem de Vogel
Jean Cocteau
M Marcel Duchamp
M Max Ernst
Man Ray
The Minotaur
F Frederick Kiesler
D Dorothea Ernst
Darius Milhaud
R Richard Huelsenbeck

Crew

Director
Hans Richter
Co-Director
M Marcel Duchamp
Writer
Hans Richter
Director
Jean Cocteau
Original Music Composer
D Douglas Townsend
Original Music Composer
J John Gruen
Original Music Composer
R Robert Abramson