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. 187 new

    Nana

    1926, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 188 new

    Tire au flanc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Sad Sack, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 189 new

    La chienne

    1931 — a.k.a. La Chienne, in 10 top lists Check
  4. 190 new

    Boudu sauvé des eaux

    1932 — a.k.a. Boudu Saved from Drowning, in 9 top lists Check
  5. 191 new

    Toni

    1935, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 192 new

    Madame Bovary

    1934, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 193 new

    Le crime de Monsieur Lange

    1936 — a.k.a. The Crime of Monsieur Lange, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 194 new

    Partie de campagne

    1946 — a.k.a. A Day in the Country, in 13 top lists Check
  9. 195 new

    La bête humaine

    1938 — a.k.a. The Human Beast, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 196 new

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  11. 197 new

    Swamp Water

    1941, in 1 top list Check
  12. 198 new

    The Southerner

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 199 new

    The Diary of a Chambermaid

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 200 new

    The Woman on the Beach

    1947, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 201 new

    The River

    1951, in 9 top lists Check
  16. 202 new

    Le carrosse d'or

    1952 — a.k.a. The Golden Coach, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 203 new

    French Cancan

    1955, in 9 top lists Check
  18. 204 new

    Elena et les hommes

    1956 — a.k.a. Elena and Her Men, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 205 new

    Le déjeuner sur l'herbe

    1959 — a.k.a. Lunch on the Grass, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 206 new

    Le caporal épinglé

    1962 — a.k.a. The Elusive Corporal, in 1 top list Check
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