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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Madame DuBarry
1919 — a.k.a. Passion, in 5 top lists Check -
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Die Puppe
1919 — a.k.a. The Doll, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Marriage Circle
1924, in 4 top lists Check -
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Lady Windermere's Fan
1925, in 4 top lists Check -
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So This Is Paris
1926, in 1 top list Check -
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The Love Parade
1929, in 5 top lists Check -
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Monte Carlo
1930, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Smiling Lieutenant
1931, in 4 top lists Check -
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One Hour with You
1932, in 6 top lists Check -
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Trouble in Paradise
1932, in 17 top lists Check -
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Design for Living
1933, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Merry Widow
1934, in 4 top lists Check -
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Angel
1937, in 2 top lists Check -
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Ninotchka
1939, in 20 top lists Check -
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The Shop Around the Corner
1940, in 14 top lists Check -
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To Be or Not to Be
1942, in 24 top lists Check -
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Heaven Can Wait
1943, in 5 top lists Check -
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Cluny Brown
1946, in 3 top lists Check
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