8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

Jean Cocteau
1957-03-15


5.9
80 min

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

Name Character Team
Hans Arp Unowned
Paul Bowles Unowned
Jean Cocteau Unowned
Marcel Duchamp Unowned
Max Ernst Unowned
Man Ray Unowned
Frederick Kiesler The Minotaur Unowned
Dorothea Ernst Unowned
Darius Milhaud Unowned
Richard Huelsenbeck Unowned
Yves Tanguy Unowned
Jaqueline Matisse Unowned
Alexander Calder Unowned
Willem de Vogel Unowned