While the original 1923 text is in French, several digital versions and summaries are available: Manifesto Das Sete Artes (Canudo) | PDF - Scribd

Whether you are searching for it to cite in a thesis or to understand why we call cinema the "7th Art," remember Canudo’s final message: Cinema is the "Apollonian synthesis" of space and time, rhythm and light. And his manifesto is the holy text of that religion.

The rhythmic arrangement of language and narrative thought.

In the early decades of the 19th and 20th centuries, the moving image was widely regarded as a cheap carnival attraction or a mere scientific novelty. It lacked the cultural prestige of classical creative expressions.

For students and researchers looking for the original text, several digital archives provide translations and scans: