Cinesapiens
2013 film by Edgar Pêra
Cinesapiens is a 3D film by Edgar Pêra: a musical krypto-history of the Spectator, from the cave to holo-cinema. Cinesapiens is a segment of the feature 3X3D with 2 other films by Jean-Luc Godard and Peter Greenaway, and premiered at the closing night of La Semaine de la Critique of the Cannes Film Festival 2013.
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Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16741202. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2013.
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