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.

Directed by: Hans Richter, Jean Cocteau

Written by: Hans Richter

Music by: Douglas Townsend, John Gruen, Robert Abramson

Starring: Jean Arp, Paul Bowles, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Man Ray, Frederick Kiesler, Dorothea Ernst, Darius Milhaud, Richard Huelsenbeck

Genre: Fantasy

Released: 1957-03-15

Runtime: 80 minutes

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