Italy / Sep 10, 1955 / Venice Film Festival
8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements (1957)
Directed by Hans Richter, Jean Cocteau
1h 20minruntime
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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.
Genres
Fantasy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français, Deutsch |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 15 marzo 1957 |
| Writer | Hans Richter |
| Assistant directors | Hans Richter, Marcel Duchamp, Jean Cocteau |
| Music | Douglas Townsend, Robert Abramson, John Gruen |
| Sound | Douglas Townsend, Robert Abramson, John Gruen |
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United States / Mar 15, 1957
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