8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements
1957 · Movie · 80 min. · United States
Like his earlier Dreams that Money Can Buy, Richter’s 8 x 8 engaged the talents of an array of artists with whom he had associated over the years, including Jean Arp, Jean Cocteau, Yves Tanguy, and Richard Huelsenbeck. The title refers to the 8 x 8 arrangement of squares on a chessboard and the film’s equivalent segmentation into a “Chess Sonata in 8 Movements.” It is a tribute to the game Richter loved: “a game of chance and accident, kings and pawns, retreats and successes—in short, the thousand and one combinations of life.”
Direction Hans Richter · Jean Cocteau
Cast Jean Arp · Paul Bowles · Ceal Bryson · Alexander Calder · Jean Cocteau · Willem de Vogel · Marcel Duchamp · Richard Hulsenbeck · Yves Tanguy
Soundtrack Robert Abramson · John Gruen · Douglas Townsend
Screenplay Hans Richter
Cinematography Jean Cocteau · Hans Richter
Original title 8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements
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