USA, 1955
80m
35mm film, Eastmancolor, 1.37:1
mono
An American experimental fantasy film directed by Hans Richtre.
Plot Summary
“A fairytale for grownups”
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Hans Richter
Queening of the Pawn Produced and Enacted by: Jean Cocteau
Art of This Century Films presents
Produced by: Hans Richter
Written by: Hans Richter
The Self Imposed Obstacle by: Willem de Vogel in cooperation with Hans Richter
Middle Game After an Idea by: Dorothea Tanning-Ernst
Camera: Arnold Eagle
Middle Game Partly Shot by: Elmer Purtymum
Music by: Robert Abramson, John Gruen, Douglas Townsend
Prelude Score/Score for Titles and Transition: John Gruen
Black Schemes Score: Robert Abramson
The Self Imposed Obstacle Score: Hans Richter
New Twist Score: Hans Richter
Queening of the Pawn Score: Hans Richter
The Fatal Move Score by: Douglas Townsend
Sound Engineering: Louis and Bebe Barron
Cast
Prelude
Jean Arp
Black Schemes
Jaqueline Matisse
Yves Tanguy
Julien Levy
Marcel Duchamp
Richard Huelsenbeck
Enrico Donati
Nicolas Calas
New Twist
Alexander Calder
Venetian Episode
Ceal Bryson
Eugene Pellegrini
The Self Imposed Obstacle
W. Sandberg
Middle Game
Max and Dorothea Ernst
The Fatal Move
Paul Bowles
Achmed ben Dris el Yacoubi
Alternative Titles
Improvisations on Chess
Links
Extracts included in
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1998)
Max Ernst: Mein Vagabundieren – Meine Unruhe (1991)
Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider (1994)
References
Books
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.120
