8 X 8: A CHESS-SONATA IN EIGHT MOVEMENTS

Experimental film by Hans Richter, Marcel Duchamp & Jean Cocteau released on March 15, 1957 in NYC. Featuring original music by Robert Abramson, John Gruen & 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.