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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Summertime
1955, in 3 top lists Check -
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Hobson's Choice
1954, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Sound Barrier
1952, in 3 top lists Check -
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Oliver Twist
1948, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Passionate Friends
1949 — a.k.a. One Woman's Story, in 0 top lists Check -
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Great Expectations
1946, in 17 top lists Check -
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Brief Encounter
1945, in 22 top lists Check -
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This Happy Breed
1944, in 1 top list Check -
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Blithe Spirit
1945, in 2 top lists Check -
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In Which We Serve
1942, in 6 top lists Check
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