Sherman's March (1986)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Ross McElwee

Writer:

Ross McElwee (writer)

Release Date:

4 February 1988 (Australia)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Plot:

Ross McElwee sets out to make a documentary about the lingering effects of General Sherman's march of...

Plot Keywords:

American Civil War | Film In Film | Woman Lawyer | Aspiring Singer | Road Trip

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Ross McElwee	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Patricia Rendleman	...	Pat
Burt Reynolds	...	Himself
Charleen Swansea	...	Herself

Directed by
Ross McElwee

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ross McElwee		writer

Cinematography by
Ross McElwee

Film Editing by
Kate Davis
Alyson Denny
Ross McElwee
Meredith Woods

Sound Department
Richard Bock	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Michel Negroponte	....	additional camera operator

Distributors

• First Run Features (1986) (USA) (theatrical)
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1988) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)

Other Companies

• Massachusetts Artists Foundation  funding
• Pinewood Foundation  funding

Also Known As:

Sherman's March: A Mediation to the Possibility of Romantic Love in the South During an Era of Nuclear Weapons Proliferation (USA)

Runtime:

157 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Adrian, Georgia, USA

Quotes:

Winnie: I've told you that for a very long time, I've believed that the only important things in life are linguistics and sex. So it's easy to see how one would get involved with a linguistics professor.

Movie Connections:

References "Evening Magazine" (1976)

101 introduction to BIG BROTHER

I saw that film when i studied films in england, i liked the director's techniques with his subjects.First of all he provokes them in order to get more informations from them, second he manages to become intimate to the viewer with his monologues that take the form of a confession.Many commented that his life is pathetic, maybe so, but it takes courage to expose to the public some very 'personal' moments.Many people might comment about the ethics of documentary, because sometimes he seems to abuse some of his subjects, or even mock them,i have a specific scene in my mind:When he interviews one of the so called patriots,inside a snack bar he pans his camera and while we listen to the 'patriotic credo' we watch another man dressed like a clown.I think this is a film that deserves to be seen because it is a prerequisite for people who enjoy BIG BROTHER and other similar assortments, that victimize their subjects sometimes to the extreme.Compared to those SHERMAN'S MARCH is very innocent much more entertaining though.8/10