Instead of transferring his veteran army by water to virginia, where lt. Ross mcelwee takes us on a journey to make a documentary on sherman s march, but ends up showing us a sequence of extensive real life footage from his subsequent crisis in love. Shermans march 1986 directed by ross mcelwee, 1986 after his girlfriend leaves him, ross mcelwee takes a voyage along the original route taken by general william sherman but rather than cutting a swath of destruction designed for force the confederate south into submission, as sherman did, mcelwee searches for love, camera in hand, training his lens with phallic resolve on every. He planned to start on january 15, 1865, but the rainsso flooded the country that he was brought to a standstill. This documentary chronicles general william tecumseh shermans fabled march to the sea through georgia and the carolinas, utilizing state of the art. Ross mcelwees brilliant shermans march was a revelation when i first. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. In 1864, during the american civil war, union general william t. It was awarded the grand jury prize at the 1987 sundance film festival. Lee bottled up around richmond, sherman received permission to invade the carolinas. If ever a movie fit that description, it would be ross mcelwees groundbreaking 1986 documentary shermans march, a loping, idiosyncratic reverie through history and the heart, loosely conjoined by the camera lens. The book is highly critical of sherman and the march. A meditation on the possibility of romantic love in the south during an era. Sherman s march is three hours of footage from a broken man s life.
The success of such a personal film depends completely on the personality of the director ross mcelwee, whos decided to put himself in front of the camera in a project that began as one thing. But, faced with the sudden departure of his girlfriend, he finds himself compelled to take the money and his camera and make a movie about his. General slocums name is proposed by the democratic party as the nominee for governor. Mcelwee began the film with the idea of tracing general shermans decisive campaign through the south, showing how its devastations. Its mostly about ross mcelwee the director and his adventures with hot southern women. Ross mcelwee pulls off this miracle in shermans march.
Shermans march is a 2007 american civil war television documentary film first aired on the history channel. In 1985 mcelwee was set to begin work on a film about the lingering effects of shermans march through the south. Jul 11, 2017 movie loosely based on the actual sherman s march. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. Not only is sherman s march a beautiful portrait of one man s personal journey through the strange tapestry of love and history, it s a wonderful snapshot of the american south in the early 80 s. Sherman s march 2001 documentarian ross mcelwee originally set out to make a travelogue of sorts tracing general william t.
Ross mcelwee documents his march, akin to admiral shermans, from north carolina through the south, in search of true romance. Regarder en hd nada, a wanderer without meaning in his life, discovers a pair of sunglasses capable of showing the world the way it truly is. A meditation on the possibility of romantic love in the south during an era of nuclear weapons proliferation. Ross mcelwee allowed personal travails and outside forces to be included in his final edit of a project which was ostensibly a straight documentary to retrace key landmarks of gen sherman s march through the south during the civil war. Sherman s march to the sea culminated in the union s capture of savannah, ga. The truth is, the whole army is burning with an insatiable desire to wreak vengeance upon south carolina. Documentary filmmaker ross mcelwee sets out to make a movie about union general shermans march to the sea towards the end of the american civil war. Ross mcelwees shermans march is the first film that convinced me that while cinema cant be art there are hundreds of craftsmen assembling it along the wayit can rouse the soul if the director is the lead actor, writer, cameraman, lighting specialistimagine mr. A filmmaker battles interruptions in his attempt to document gen. Ross mcelwee is a beguiling amateur, and the virtue of his quirky documentary, shermans march, is that it cuts against the grain, communicating the texture of real life with lazy intimacy.
Sherman now turned his attention to preparing for his march on columbia. Its mostly about ross mcelweethe director and his adventures with hot southern. From november 15 until december 21, 1864, union general william t. Shermans march was recently chosen for preservation by the library of congress national film registry as a historically significant american motion. Shermans march to the sea new georgia encyclopedia. Sherman s infamous scorchedearth march through the confederacy in the. A meditation on the possibility of romantic love in the south during an era of nuclear weapons proliferation is a 1986 documentary film written and directed by ross mcelwee. Shermans march made me realize that cinema could be whatever you wanted it to be. At the beginning of ross mcelwees shermans march, the film maker tells us that he had originally planned a documentary about the aftereffects, which are still to be found in georgia and the.
An utterly charming docu, mcelwees personal essaytravelogue parallels and inverses general shermans march during the civil war, centering on lost loves and new ones, shrewdly using the camera. Shermans march 2001 documentarian ross mcelwee originally set out to make a travelogue of sorts tracing general william t. Shermans infamous scorchedearth march through the confederacy in the. My only criticism of sherman s march is that it s a bit indulgent with respect to its length. A documentarians attempts to study the effects of general sherman. Voir en sherman s march 1985 vf gratuit film complet. A meditation on the possibility of romantic love in the south during an era of nuclear weapons proliferation is mcelwees fourth documentary. Linscription est necessaire pour regarder le film en 1080p hd. Mcelwee walking about the south ruminating about lost loves with no. Its mostly about ross mcelweethe director and his adventures with hot southern women. An utterly charming docu, mcelwee s personal essaytravelogue parallels and inverses general sherman s march during the civil war, centering on lost loves and new ones, shrewdly using the camera. Sherman visits atlanta, georgia, for the international cotton exposition. Sherman led some 60,000 soldiers on a 285mile march from atlanta to savannah.
It was my first inspiration to make a film myself though it would take me many years to actually do that. This is a digitized version of an article from the timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. As helmed by rick king and adapted from the memoirs of general william tecumseh sherman, the 2007 history channel documentary sherman s march recounts the details of the famous march to the sea by general sherman in november 1864. Ross mcelwees shermans march international documentary. The great thing about shermans march is the overall simplicity of the idea.
Abraham lincoln presidential library and museum 72,676 views. Sherman s march to the sea also known as the savannah campaign or simply sherman s march was a military campaign of the american civil war conducted through georgia from november 15 until december 21, 1864, by maj. Shermans conclusion of the burning of columbia is characteristically candid. This is not a film, but its definitely filmmaking brows held high duration. Shermans march 2001 stream and watch online moviefone. He recalls seeing a atmosphere nuke test as a child. Shermans march to the sea, by union general jacob d. In conjunction with this screening of shermans march, bamcinematek is giving away a signed ross mcelwee box set courtesy of first run features. The film is directed by rick king and the executive producer is jason williams. While shermans army was deluged by water, most of columbias residents 120 miles away continued to believe they were not at risk. The camera is always there as he meets women set up by his relatives or his.
Its a minor point because this film is unlike any conventional documentary or comedy. Oct 26, 2018 sherman s march to the sea sherman had terrorized the countryside. Enter a room with a camera on your shoulder, especially a 16mm movie camera, and whatever you want to film will be instantly ruined. The production combines narration with reenacted dramatic sequences as its foundation. While shermans march is overlong and sometimes selfindulgent, mcelwee has a gift for capturing some truly quirky moments and people on film.
It s mostly about ross mcelweethe director and his adventures with hot southern women. A meditation on the possibility of romantic love in the south during an era of nuclear weapons proliferation is the least favorite film i have watched for this column. Sherman led some 60,000 soldiers on a 285mile march from atlanta to savannah, georgia. Get the monthly weather forecast for sherman, tx, including daily highlow, historical averages, to help you plan ahead. I didnt know it then, but the lessons i learned from ross film would. Sherman had rested in atlanta until after the election, but once lincoln had won, sherman torched the city and headed for the coast. Retrace shermans path into columbia, stand where he stood, walk the same streets, see the preserved ruins and visit the structures spared a fiery death. Although he did not level any towns, he did destroy buildings in places where there was resistance. There are a few decent gags, and the episodic plot just about manages to hold interest. Though i never ordered it and never wished it, i have never shed any tears over the event, because i believe that it hastened what we all fought for, the end of the war. A mediation to the possibility of romantic love in the south during an era of nuclear weapons proliferation, sherman s march. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. Though he almost always starts off to make a film about some legitimate subject in this case, general william shermans infamous march to. Sep 05, 1986 at the beginning of ross mcelwees shermans march, the film maker tells us that he had originally planned a documentary about the aftereffects, which are still to be found in georgia and the.