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8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

1957
Directed byHans Richter
1h 20m

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.

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Hans ArpPaul BowlesJean Cocteau
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Fantasy
STATUSReleased
RATING
5.9

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