If you are looking for an interesting perspective on Ricciotto Canudo’s Manifesto das Sete Artes

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If you are looking for papers in Portuguese (matching your search term), the Brazilian academic portal and ANPOCS have excellent analyses.

  1. Skim intro/notes (5–10 min) — identify edition/version and translator.
  2. Read manifesto text (20–30 min) — mark key claims about cinema’s status.
  3. Re-read with focus on examples (15–20 min) — note references to other arts/technology.
  4. Read scholarly commentary (30–60 min) — situate historically and compare with contemporaries (e.g., Eisenstein, Bazin).

While the manifesto has been updated by others over the years to include photography (8th), comics (9th), and even video games (10th), the core idea remains: cinema is where all other arts converge.

  • Try scholar and archive sources:

    O Manifesto das Sete Artes de Ricciotto Canudo é um documento essencial para entender a evolução da arte e da estética no século XX. Sua proposta de ampliar o escopo das artes e reconhecer o cinema como uma forma de expressão autônoma foi fundamental para a desenvolvimento de novas linguagens artísticas e teorias críticas. Se você está interessado em arte, cinema e estética, é definitivamente vale a pena ler o Manifesto das Sete Artes.

    1. Architecture
    2. Sculpture
    3. Painting
    4. Music
    5. Poetry
    6. Dance
    7. Cinema