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8 x 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 Leger, Alexander Calder, Duchamp, and others, which was partially filmed on the lawn of his summer house in Southbury, Connecticut. Copyright disclaimer: Disclaimer: Video is for Educational purpose only, Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, Allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as Criticism, Comment, News Reporting, Teaching, Scholarship and Research. Fair use is a use permitted by Copyright Statute that might otherwise be infringing Nonprofit educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use. I do not have the copyright for this video. It has been uploaded for critical analysis, art/film historical study and educational purposes. It is presented under “Fair use” guidelines that allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder for purposes such as criticism, parody, news reporting, research and scholarship, and teaching. It will be immediately taken down if there is a complaint.