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Here is the current (but occasionally updated) list of my favorite films from the 1940s.\u00a0\u00a0Clearly, I have a lot to learn about this decade. But give me a break, I was born in 1970 and didn\u2019t start exploring movies much until I was in college.<\/p>\n

In order to understand the purpose and meaning of this list, please read my introduction to the Looking Closer Favorite Films lists here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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1940s<\/h2>\n
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Treasures:<\/strong>\u00a0The Red Shoes<\/em> (1948), Pinocchio<\/em> (1940), La Belle et la B\u00eate\u00a0<\/em>(1946), Sullivan\u2019s Travels<\/em> (1941)<\/span><\/li>\n
Favorites:<\/strong>\u00a0Shadow of a Doubt<\/em> (1943),\u00a0<\/em>Black Narcissus<\/em>\u00a0(1947), Day of Wrath (1943), Fantasia <\/em>(1940), Bambi<\/em> (1942), Double Indemnity<\/em> (1944), Citizen Kane<\/em> (1941), Mrs. Miniver<\/em> (1942), Brief Encounter<\/em> (1945), Kind Hearts and Coronets<\/em> (1949)<\/span><\/li>\n
Achievements: <\/strong>The Big Clock<\/em> (1948), It\u2019s a Wonderful Life <\/em>(1946), The Third Man<\/em> (1949), Dumbo<\/em> (1941)<\/span><\/li>\n
Decent \/ Noteworthy Films: <\/strong>tbd<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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