8 × 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements

8 × 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements (1957) is an American experimental film directed by Hans Richter, Marcel Duchamp, and Jean Cocteau released on March 15, 1957 in New York City. It features original music by Robert Abramson, John Gruen and Douglas Townsend.

Described by Richter as "part Freud, part Lewis Carroll", it is a fairy tale for the subconscious based on the game of chess.

While living in New York, Hans Richter directed two feature films, Dreams That Money Can Buy and 8x8: A Chess Sonata in collaboration with Max Ernst, Cocteau, Paul Bowles, Fernand Léger, Alexander Calder, Duchamp, and others, which was partially filmed on the lawn of his summer house in Southbury, Connecticut.

External links

8 × 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements at the Internet Movie Database
Opening on YouTube

Jean Cocteau

Bibliography

Literature	Antigone Les Enfants Terribles The Human Voice Opium: Diary of a Cure The Infernal Machine Les Parents terribles L'Aigle à deux têtes

Films directed	The Blood of a Poet Beauty and the Beast L'Aigle à deux têtes Les Parents terribles Orpheus La Villa Santo-Sospir 8 × 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements Testament of Orpheus

Films written	The Phantom Baron L'Éternel retour Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne Les Enfants Terribles The Black Crown La Princesse de Clèves Thomas the Impostor

Librettos	Parade Les mariés de la tour Eiffel Oedipus rex Le jeune homme et la mort

Related topics	Bastion Museum Jean Cocteau Museum The Orphic Trilogy

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