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"The Movies that Make America"
What do the movies Casablanca, Blazing Saddles and West Side Story have in common? Besides the fact that all three are very well-known films, they are also considered of great cultural, historical and aesthetic importance by the United States National Library (Library of Congress) and are included in the list of the most important films of the United States. American Film History, The National Film Registry. This documentary examines the importance of this list, which reflects the diversity of America. The current list consists of 525 films, ranging from documentaries to home movies, and from Hollywood classics to avant-garde films; a broad picture of what America could and can stand for.