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
00:01:33 And yet, if everything
00:02:04 to bring into play your own imagination...
00:08:17 antique loins.
00:09:06 while they are transient dust.
00:13:18 no logic can unmesh.
00:14:07 Her frailty must endure.
00:15:08 with faultry...
00:17:51 in endless masquerading...
00:26:46 She divided to make him the man of her dreams...
00:37:16 one, two, two...
00:38:25 Seven, six, six...
00:38:47 nine, nine, nine, nine.
00:39:28 - No.
00:43:17 and turneth about her.
00:43:42 how should one play with one like thee...
00:44:39 And then the king began to study...
00:46:51 with the merriest smile...
00:47:16 or sing, whistle, or make tapping sounds with your feet...
00:48:27 and his eye was upon her all the time...
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