The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Hans RichterWriter
- Hans RichterDirector
- Jean CocteauDirector
- Douglas TownsendOriginal Music Composer
- John GruenOriginal Music Composer
- Robert AbramsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Hans ArpCast
- Paul BowlesCast
- Jean CocteauCast
- Marcel DuchampCast
- Max ErnstCast
- Man RayCast
- Frederick KieslerThe Minotaur
- Dorothea ErnstCast
- Darius MilhaudCast
- Richard HuelsenbeckCast
- Yves TanguyCast
- Jaqueline MatisseCast