8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements
1957 · 80 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · 292 VOTES · DIR. Jean Cocteau, Hans Richter
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 199 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:00 Improvisations on Chess
00:01:28 before the game began to be played for a thousand years in the West.
00:02:00 shape them for a new game...
00:08:11 is crushed beneath the waves of...
00:09:01 A pair d'amours must learn of...
00:13:11 Her modus operandi...
00:13:55 Not soldier, priest, or lawyer...
00:15:02 my cony...
00:15:22 a lively...
00:18:14 a harlot, dame, and queen.
00:36:52 can free and inspire you...
00:38:08 five, five...
00:38:34 nine, nine, nine, eight, eight...
00:39:07 - No! - I can't move... - I must move!
00:39:49 Obstacle, take-
00:43:24 How beautiful Ara skips across the plain.
00:44:19 And when the chess men were made ready...
00:46:34 And yet...
00:46:53 picks up the lead...
00:47:20 or with your fingers against the stone.
00:48:31 and he had regained all his strength.
00:50:55 one time, or sometimes in the case of promotion.
00:53:08 have to be seriously considered...
01:08:41 Eight by Eight
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed199
Dialogue density2.5 lines / min
First line00:01:00
Final line01:08:41
Production Record
DirectorJean Cocteau, Hans Richter
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes292