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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  1. 174 new

    Die verkaufte Braut

    1932, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 175 new

    Liebelei

    1933, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 176 new

    La signora di tutti

    1934 — a.k.a. Everybody's Woman, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 177 new

    Divine

    1935, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 178 new

    La tendre ennemie

    1936, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 179 new

    The Exile

    1947, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 180 new

    Letter from an Unknown Woman

    1948, in 15 top lists Check
  8. 181 new

    Caught

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 182 new

    The Reckless Moment

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  10. 183 new

    La ronde

    1950 — a.k.a. La Ronde, in 8 top lists Check
  11. 184 new

    Le plaisir

    1952 — a.k.a. Le Plaisir, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 185 new

    Madame de...

    1953 — a.k.a. The Earrings of Madame De..., in 13 top lists Check
  13. 186 new

    Lola Montès

    1955, in 12 top lists Check
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