8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements Poster

8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

1957 1h 20m star 5.9 / 10

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.

Top Billed Cast

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