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The problem with that arrangement is the cell furthest from the AC source has to pass through all the series capacitors and will have lower current than the ones closer. If the capacitors in series were big enough, the total ESR might be low enough for it to work, but I think you'd still have uneven current distribution in a long string.
I'm not sure if using a 3 phase setup will be worth the extra components, but you could probably push quite a bit more current. You could use the same series arrangement single phase. If there was a 'smart' element between the rectifier and the cell to regulate the voltage, it could compensate for the uneven supply (probably needed anyway).