The Best Films According to Andrew Sarris's The American Cinema
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In Andrew Sarris's The American Cinema, every director in the book has their full filmography listed, and Sarris italicizes the best films of each director. Here is the full collection of every film italicized in the book (with the exception of Out of the Past, which remains unitalicized likely as an error as he calls it Jacques Torneur's masterpiece).
The book has multiple sections, with who Sarris viewed as the pantheon directors at the top, and slowly dwindling in quality as the list goes down. However, there is merit to be found towards the bottom, as he lists a series of oddities, one-shots, and, at the time, newcomers, as well as subjects for further research.
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The Birth of a Nation
1915, in 21 top lists Check -
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916, in 24 top lists Check -
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Hearts of the World
1918, in 2 top lists Check -
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Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check -
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True Heart Susie
1919, in 7 top lists Check -
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Way Down East
1920, in 7 top lists Check -
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Dream Street
1921, in 0 top lists Check -
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Orphans of the Storm
1921, in 7 top lists Check -
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The White Rose
1923, in 0 top lists Check -
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Isn't Life Wonderful
1924, in 2 top lists Check -
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Abraham Lincoln
1930, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Struggle
1931, in 1 top list Check -
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Sally of the Sawdust
1925, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;