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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Citizen Kane
1941, in 39 top lists Check -
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The Magnificent Ambersons
1942, in 15 top lists Check -
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The Lady from Shanghai
1947, in 9 top lists Check -
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The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice
1951 — a.k.a. Othello, in 6 top lists Check -
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Touch of Evil
1958, in 31 top lists Check -
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Mr. Arkadin
1955 — a.k.a. Confidential Report, in 7 top lists Check -
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Campanadas a medianoche
1965 — a.k.a. Chimes at Midnight, in 11 top lists Check -
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Histoire immortelle
1968 — a.k.a. The Immortal Story, in 3 top lists Check
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