Manifesto Das Sete Artes Ricciotto Canudo.pdf May 2026

While modern thinkers dislike hierarchies, Canudo’s pyramid is essential for understanding intermedia studies. He places Architecture at the base (shelter for life) and Cinema at the apex (shelter for the soul).

Unlike a painting, which is static, or a book, which is solitary, cinema creates a collective dream. Canudo predicted the "ritualistic" nature of the movie theater, where strangers share a singular emotional rhythm. Manifesto Das Sete Artes Ricciotto Canudo.pdf

In the manifesto, Canudo outlines a hierarchy culminating in Cinema: While modern thinkers dislike hierarchies