8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements
1957, English. Directed by Hans Richter & Jean Cocteau.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 15 March 1957
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Hans Richter
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8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 March 1957. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed 8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements?
8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements (1957) was directed by Hans Richter and Jean Cocteau and stars Jean Arp, Paul Bowles, Jean Cocteau.