Further reading: Abel, Richard. French Film Theory and Criticism, 1907-1939 . Princeton University Press, 1988. (Volume 1, pp. 58–66)

Start by searching for the book chapter by Richard Abel . It provides the most rigorous academic breakdown of the text.

The original 1923 French text is in the public domain. However, specific Portuguese translations may be copyrighted (typically from 1990s–2010s). For free PDFs, look for versions published by public universities or older translations from the 1950s.

Manifesto das Sete Artes – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre

Canudo was obsessed with the idea of a total art —a synthesis of all artistic expressions. While Wagner had proposed the Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art) in music and drama, Canudo saw the newly born cinema as the true heir to this dream. He famously declared that cinema was not merely a mechanical recording of reality, but a new, distinct art form.