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Ross McElwee (writer)
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Release Date:
4 February 1988 (Australia) more
Plot:
Ross McElwee sets out to make a documentary about the lingering effects of General Sherman's march of... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins more
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(4 articles)
Paul H-o on Cindy Sherman's March
 (From IFC. 25 March 2009, 9:02 AM, PDT)

Sherman's March Gets Unnecessary Remake
 (From Cinema Blend. 31 October 2008, 2:35 PM, PDT)

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An attempt to document the deep south, documents the heart. more (24 total)

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Ross McElwee ... Himself
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Patricia Rendleman ... Pat

Burt Reynolds ... Himself
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Sherman's March: A Mediation to the Possibility of Romantic Love in the South During an Era of Nuclear Weapons Proliferation (USA) (alternative title)
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157 min
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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. more
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References "Evening Magazine" (1976) more

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An attempt to document the deep south, documents the heart., 28 October 2000
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Author: Jed-30 from Dallas, TX

Ill admit it.......I liked the three hours of woman chasing and obsession. Ross begins his documentary intent on the journeys of W. Sherman. Sherman was a southerner turned "yankee" during the civil war. Sherman's march through most of Georgia and the Carolina's left a painful scar of our country in troubled times. Ross parallels this scar to that of his present day life. Present day 1986 that is. And quite easily, this documentary changes tone as Ross becomes obsessed with the women he encounters on the way. At times he does jump back to "Sherman's March", but the lure of lust and love prove to be too much for Ross.

After seeing this movie, I ask myself, What did I just see? It took a while to think about this documentary, and it opens up thoughts of life and love. I really want to know if this was calculated to document a mans love of women, or a mans love of war. Sit down, watch, and be amazed by the documentation of life in this era, by following the path of a civil war leader.

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