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Film critic

Andrew Sarris, born on October 31, 1928 and died on June 20, 2012, was a renowned film critic whose work had a profound impact on the art of cinema. He is considered one of the founders of American film criticism.

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Famous Andrew Sarris Quotes

“I hate to go out on a limb after only one viewing, but Nashville strikes me as Altman's best film, and the most exciting dramatic musical since Blue Angel.”

Film Hate Angel Exciting I Hate Blue Musical Strikes Dramatic Limbs Nashville Best Film

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“The emotional elevation of the film is due in no small measure to the extraordinarily engaging performances of Anne Bancroft as the wife-mother-mistress, Dustin Hoffman as the lumbering Lancelot, and Katherine Ross as his fair Elaine.”

Film Mother Wife Emotional Fairs Performances Dues Engaging Mistress Elevation Lancelot Wife Mother

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“Hitchcock is the most-daring avant-garde film-maker in America today.”

Today America Film Makers Daring Avant Garde Hitchcock America Today

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“Lola Montes is, in my unhumble opinion, the greatest film of all time, and I am willing to stake my critical reputation, such as it is, on this one proposition above all others.”

Film Opinion Willing Critical Reputation All Time Stakes Propositions

Book:The primal screen: essays on film and related subjects

Source: The primal screen: essays on film and related subjects

About the Author

Born: October 31, 1928
Died: June 20, 2012
Known for: Film critic
Quotes: 14

Books & Sources

Confessions of a cultist: on the cinema, 1955-1969Related source material

The American cinema: directors and directions, 1929-1968Related source material

The primal screen: essays on film and related subjectsRelated source material

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