Sherman's March

Name: Sherman's March
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1986-09-05
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Ross McElwee, Dede McElwee, Patricia Rendleman, Charleen Swansea, Ross McElwee Jr.

1986·2h 38m

6.3/ 10 (45 votes)

“An improbable search for love”

Documentary

Overview

Documentarian Ross McElwee originally set out to make a travelogue of sorts tracing General William T. Sherman's infamous scorched-earth march through the Confederacy in the latter stages of the Civil War. Instead, haunted by a recent breakup with a girlfriend, McElwee ends up documenting his progress -- or lack thereof -- in starting a new relationship. His journey then becomes one of self-reflection and self-discovery rather than a historical/sociological exploration.