5.9

8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

Name: 8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements
Director: Jean Cocteau
Genre: Fantasy
Released: 1957-03-15T00:00:00.000000Z
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Hans Arp, Paul Bowles, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst

19571h 20m

Fantasy

Overview

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.