Burt Reynolds, Charleen Swansea, Richard Leacock, Ross McElwee

Ross McElwee documents his march, akin to Admiral Sherman's, from North Carolina through the South, in search of true romance.

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Unrated, 2 hrs. 40 min.

Directed by: Ross McElwee

Release Date: September 5, 1986

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DVD Release Date: April 6, 2004

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  • June 21, 2009
    While the premise is about the director recording a series of encounters with various women in the South in search of romantic relationships, what's really interesting was the slew of characters he meets during his journey along Sherman's path and their life, dreams, and their vi...( read more)ews on topics such as the Civil War and threat of nuclear war. These are made possible through McElwee's use of camera as a solicitor, a key into their more private life. This is very much like the cinema verite technique used by Rouch and Morin in Chronicle of a Summer. In the end the film is very much about Sherman and his march, except it is filtered through McElwee's parallel journey for love, all the while being an ethographic study of Southern identity. And yes it's hilarious as well.
  • October 20, 2008
    great doc about a doc
  • December 6, 2007
    My pal Rachel turned me on to this. Documentaries are truly strnager than fiction.
  • November 20, 2007
    (1986 Director: Ross McElwee) Documentary. Watching it now. review to follow...Watched this as an Instant View from Netflix but encountered difficulty completing it. Cute story of a young Southern male filmmaker being fixed up by his family who is trying to find him the right...( read more) girl! Interesting & beautiful photography...but i had been hoping for some historical data about CIVIL WAR'S SHERMAN'S MARCH..oh well..
  • January 30, 2007
    this is my all-time favorite; funny, heartfelt, vulnerable, real.
  • January 23, 2007
    i reviewed this before from the memory of watching it when i was 13 years old. upon seeing it again tonight i felt compelled to re-write this review. this is one of the most impressive documentaries i have ever seen. a morosely tragic and funny year in the life of a lovesick film...( read more)maker attempting to document Union General Sherman's march through the south. instead, what we see is a man laid bare in a fruitless pursuit of love with women of the American south. We also explore elements of nuclear paranoia, isolationist and hippie living, matchmaking, southern rockers and finally a floundering, desperate attempt to couple with an old friend. what makes this film work is it's genuinely up front, no bullshit style, filmed far more like vacation video with narration than specially edited and polished. really a MUST WATCH

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  • terris85017
    November 20, 2007
    (1986 Director: Ross McElwee) Documentary. Watching it now. review to follow...Watched this as an Instant View from Netflix but encountered difficulty completing it. Cute story of a young Southern male filmmaker being fixed up by his family who is trying to find him the right girl! Interesting & beautiful photography...but i had been hoping for some historical data about CIVIL WAR'S SHERMAN'S MARCH..oh well..

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