8 X 8: A CHESS-SONATA IN 8 MOVEMENTS

5.9

1957

80 min.

en

Original Title

8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

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.