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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    Sunnyside

    1919, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 65 new

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
  3. 66 new

    True Heart Susie

    1919, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 152 new

    Madame DuBarry

    1919 — a.k.a. Passion, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 153 new

    Die Puppe

    1919 — a.k.a. The Doll, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 297 new

    Don't Change Your Husband

    1919, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 298 new

    Male and Female

    1919, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 1249 new

    Ingmarssönerna

    1919, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;