8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

Duration: 80 min

Release date: 1957-03-15

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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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8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

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Frederick Kiesler

Frederick Kiesler

as The Minotaur

Richard Huelsenbeck

Richard Huelsenbeck

Jaqueline Matisse

Jaqueline Matisse

Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Willem de Vogel

Willem de Vogel

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Douglas Townsend

Douglas Townsend

Original Music Composer

Original Music Composer

Robert Abramson

Robert Abramson

Original Music Composer

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