It started as a retracing of the civil war generals vandalic sweep through the south, but after being dumped by his girlfriend, filmmaker ross mcelwee turned the cameras on his improbable search for love, as he introduces the viewer to a diverse and fascinating assortment of southern women, as well as his obsessions with nuclear war. The image is an oddly tender one, revealing the filmmakers tenderness and even empathy with the notorious and detested civil war general whom he means to illuminate as. At the beginning of ross mcelwees shermans march, the film maker. The work was first performed at the nelsonatkins museum of art in kansas city, mo in august 2014. Filmmaker ross mcelwee shermans march, time indefinite pov 1994, whose greatgrandfather created the famous bull durham brand in his native north carolina, takes viewers on an. 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. The opening scene to ross mcelwee s sherman s march. Many of the leading verite filmmakersricky leacock, the maysles brothers, frederick wiseman. Documentarian ross mcelwee originally set out to make a travelogue of sorts tracing general william t. 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, but keeps getting sidetracked by his own love life. The movie was originally supposed to focus on general william t. The campaign began with shermans troops leaving the captured city of atlanta on november 15 and ended with the capture.
However, the film focuses on sherman s breakup with his girlfriend during this crucial time in history, and the. He is a director and producer, known for shermans march 1985, bright leaves 2003 and photographic memory 2011. At the beginning of ross mcelwee s sherman s 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. Sherman s march has such an engagingly loose attitude that one is surprised to find it developing a structure albeit a loose one, as the civil war trail seems to mirror mcelwee s own failed. 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 shermans march through the south during the civil war. It is a highly personal chronicle of mcelwee s engagement and marriage to marilyn levine. He later attended brown university, where he studied under novelist john hawkes, and graduated in 1971 with a degree in creative writing. Its mostly about ross mcelweethe director and his adventures with. When first run released ross mcelwees sundance award winning shermans march in 1986, it went on to become one of the largest grossing documentaries ever. When first run released ross mcelwees sundance award winning shermans march in 1986, it went on to become one of the largest grossing. William tecumseh sherman during the final months of the civil war. Charleen, 59 minutes, 1978 one month in the life of charleen swansea, north carolina poet, mother, beloved teacher, eccentric, romantic, and complex star of mcelwee s sherman s march. Ross mcelwee was born on july 21, 1947 in charlotte, north carolina, usa as ross simonton mcelwee iii. You may download, save, or print for your personal use without permission.
The great thing about shermans march is the overall simplicity of the idea. Free watch the ross mcelwee dvd collection shermans march. The ross mcelwee dvd collection six films including four never before released on dvd. Mcelwee, whose critically acclaimed movies include shermans march 1985, time indefinite 1993 and bright leaves 2003 will give a lecture and screen his latest work, photographic memory, on november 8th from 5 8 p. Ross mcelwee grew up in charlotte, north carolina, in a traditional southern family. Jun 17, 2007 the opening scene to ross mcelwee s sherman s march.
Ross mcelwee creates a documentary that intends to be about shermans march, gets sidetracked, and it becomes a documentary about how he himself becomes sherman in the wake of emotional turmoil. Shermans march to the sea also known as the savannah campaign or simply shermans march was a military campaign of the american civil war conducted through georgia from november 15 until december 21, 1864, by maj. Ross mcelwee, yung su an, bobby delaughter, jim fripp, steve im, pat kaunert, josh kornbluth, david levine, carolyn noeding, john noeding, salvador pena, michael peyser, ross mcelwee, david fanning, linda morgenstern, m. Sherman s march by ross mcelwee documentary filmmaker ross mcelwee sets out to make a movie about union general sherman s march to the sea towards the end of the american civil war, but keeps getting sidetracked by his own love life. Shermans march has such an engagingly loose attitude that one is surprised to find it developing a structure albeit a loose one, as the civil war trail seems to mirror mcelwees own failed. William tecumseh sherman died on valentines day, 1891.
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. Mcelwee was also present to film the rehearsals and performance. Rent shermans march 1986 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Sherman s march through the confederacy near the end of the civil war. The premise of sherman s march doesnt seem promising.
Shermanov mars shermans march, ross mcelwee, sad, 1985. Ross mcelwee is don quixote with a camera, an impractical visionary ever on a quest. Something to do with ross mcelwee international documentary. Somewhat more scattershot are her discussions of shermans march in popular history. The image is an oddly tender one, revealing the filmmakers tenderness and even empathy with the notorious and detested civil war general whom he means to. Time indefinite is almost a sequel to it and represents a more mature and structured film. Watch something to do with the wall full movie in hd visit in 1986, ross mcelwee sherman s march and marilyn. Ross mcelwee is an award winning documentary film maker whos films include shermans march, bright leaves, six oclock news and something tho do with the wall. Shermans march received wide theatrical distribution and was one of the most popular documentaries ever made. Something to do with the wall 1991 full movie download. My only criticism of shermans march is that its a bit indulgent with respect to its length.
Shermans march, which landed him offers from nearly every major studio after its release in 1986, is already considered an american classic. Ross mcelwees shermans march to receive the cinema eye. Take, for example, sherman s march, widely considered ross mcelwee s masterpiece. He had planned to examine the lingering effects of sherman s march on the southern psyche. Aiming to delve deeper into the region s interest, mcelwee revisits the path of the general s march that took down the confederacy.
Ross mcelwee celebrity profile check out the latest ross mcelwee photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Filmas ross mcelwee uzima kameru i krece na putovanje po americkom jugu tragom unionistickog generala williama shermana. Shermans march by ross mcelwee 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, but keeps getting sidetracked by his own love life. However, the film focuses on shermans breakup with his girlfriend during this crucial time in history, and the. In 1985, jay carr of the boston globe called mcelwee a tarheel woody allen with. Mcelwee turned hollywood down, deciding that his way of making films just wasnt compatible with the commercial system. My only criticism of sherman s march is that its a bit indulgent with respect to its length. Ross mcelwees film of that name, which is only nominally about the historic event, seems shoehorned into a more searching look at margaret mitchells use of the facts in gone with the wind. Shermans march nr by paul attanasio washington post staff writer december 25, 1986 ross mcelwee is a beguiling amateur, and the virtue of his quirky documentary, sherman s march, is. Free watch the ross mcelwee dvd collection shermans. Documentary filmmaker ross mcelwee sets out to make a movie about union general sherman s march to the sea towards the end of the american civil war, but keeps getting sidetracked by his own love life.
My only criticism of sherman s march is that it s a bit indulgent with respect to its length. Tijekom americkog gradanskog rata sherman je marsirao kroz georgiju i ostavio za sobom posvemasnje razaranje. A mediation to the possibility of romantic love in the south during an era of nuclear weapons proliferation, sherman s march. The ross mcelwee dvd collection sherman s march time indefinite six oclock news bright leaves backyard charleen fivedisc collector s edition. Ross mcelwees shermans march 1986 my title for this piece was commissioned by the black house collective for a concert of five film operas on the theme of love. Hes made seven featurelength documentaries, including shermans march, time indefinite. It started as a retracing of the civil war general s vandalic sweep through the south, but after being dumped by his girlfriend, filmmaker ross mcelwee turned the cameras on his improbable search for love, as he introduces the viewer to a diverse and fascinating assortment of southern women, as well as his obsessions with nuclear war. In shermans march, ross mcelwee recounts this fact while standing at the base of a central park statue of sherman on horseback, chasing the female figure of winged victory. Aiming to delve deeper into the regions interest, mcelwee revisits the path of the generals march that took down the confederacy. Ross mcelwee has made a career out of filming his life. Frontline showcases the latest work of filmmaker ross mcelwee, producer of the widely acclaimed shermans march and time indefinite. Sherman s march received wide theatrical distribution and was one of the most popular documentaries ever made.
His father was a respected surgeon, and appears often as a figure in mcelwee s early films. He is a director and producer, known for sherman s march 1985, bright leaves 2003 and photographic memory 2011. Ross mcelwee is a selfdescribed loser at love who, instead of making a potentially provocative film about a historical event that shaped a region, sets out to look up old girlfriends or make a few new ones. Mcelwee announces in voiceover at the outse t of his film both that he has been dumped by his girlfriend and th at he has been given a grant to make a.
A meditation on the possibility of romantic love in the south during an era of nuclear weapons proliferation. When first run released ross mcelwee s sundance award winning sherman s march in 1986, it went on to become one of the largest grossing. Ross mcelwee creates a documentary that intends to be about sherman s march, gets sidetracked, and it becomes a documentary about how he himself becomes sherman in the wake of emotional turmoil. Jan 09, 2020 documentarian ross mcelwee originally set out to make a travelogue of sorts tracing general william t. 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. The screening will be followed by a conversation with director ross mcelwee. Charleen, backyard, and shermans march expose the complexity of southern race. Director ross mcelwee bright leaves received a grant to make a film about general shermans march of destruction through the south during the civil war.
A hilarious study in the endless quest for romance set against the unlikely backdrop of general william tecumseh shermans tragic civil war march, director ross mcelwees arrives on dvd courtesy of first run features. He had planned to examine the lingering effects of shermans march on the southern psyche. Filmmaker ross mcelwee grew up in the south and always marveled at how the folks there were affected by union general william tecumseh shermans legacy. Delve deeper into bright leaves a film by ross mcelwee this multi media resource list, compiled by mary cella of the st. In a follow up film to shermans march, mcelwee again chronicles his life, this time. Shermans infamous scorchedearth march through the confederacy in the latter stages of the civil war. 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. He later attended brown university, where he studied under novelist john hawkes, and graduated in. It was awarded the grand jury prize at the 1987 sundance film festival. No, netom prije nego sto pocne snimati dokumentarac o shermanovu marsu. Ross mcelwee sets out to make a documentary about the lingering effects of general sherman s march of. Audiences and critics alike fell in love with mcelwee s quirky, funny and fascinating newsweek firstperson narratives that would help define a new era of personal docum. Shermans march 2001 stream and watch online moviefone. Ross mcelwee is an award winning documentary film maker who s films include sherman s march, bright leaves, six oclock news and something tho do with the wall.
In 1986, the filmmaker ross mcelwee released shermans march, an autobiographical documentary about a series of romantic misadventures during a road trip through the american south. Filmmaker ross mcelwee shermans march, time indefinite p. Instead, haunted by a recent breakup with a girlfriend, mcelwee ends up documenting his progress or lack thereof in starting a new. Oct 17, 2012 mcelwee, whose critically acclaimed movies include shermans march 1985, time indefinite 1993 and bright leaves 2003 will give a lecture and screen his latest work, photographic memory, on november 8th from 5 8 p. Ross mcelwee sets out to make a documentary about the lingering effects of general shermans march of destruction through the south during the civil war. His father was a respected surgeon, and appears often as a figure in mcelwees early films. But then his girlfriend dumps him and the film transforms into a mediation on love and death. A documentarians attempts to study the effects of general sherman. 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.
Ross mcelwee sets out to make a documentary about the lingering effects of general sherman s march of destruction through the south during the civil war, but is continually sidetracked by women who come and go in his life, his recurring dreams of nuclear holocaust, and burt reynolds. Charleen, 59 minutes, 1978 one month in the life of charleen swansea, north carolina poet, mother, beloved teacher, eccentric, romantic, and complex star of mcelwees shermans march. Ross mcelwee sets out to make a documentary about the lingering effects of general shermans march of destruction through the south during the civil war, but is continually sidetracked by women who come and go in his life, his recurring dreams of nuclear holocaust, and burt reynolds. The award will be presented at the 2010 cinema eye honors in new york city on friday, january 15 at thetimescenter with mcelwee scheduled to attend and accept the award on behalf of.
His twoandahalfhour autobiographical epic, sherman s march, which landed him offers from nearly every major studio after its release in 1986, is already considered an american classic. Watch something to do with the wall full movie in hd visit in 1986, ross mcelwee shermans march and marilyn le. The ross mcelwee dvd collection shermans march time indefinite six oclock news bright leaves backyard charleen fivedisc collectors edition. He has been married to marilyn levine since october 10, 1987. Something to do with the wall 1991 full movie download full. Sherman s march is an independent documentary film. When first run released ross mcelwee s sundance award winning sherman s march in 1986, it went on to become one of the largest grossing documentaries ever. Take, for example, shermans march, widely considered ross mcelwees masterpiece.
This vision of the south in the 80s is very different to everything ive seen of. Ross mcelwee is an award winning documentary film maker whos films include sherman s march, bright leaves, six oclock news and something tho do with the wall. Mcelwee turned hollywood down, deciding that his way of making films just wasnt compatible with the. Shermans march through the south and its effect on the modern south. Ross mcelwee documents his march, akin to admiral shermans, from north carolina through the south, in search of true romance. Audiences and critics alike fell in love with mcelwees quirky, funny and fascinating newsweek firstperson narratives that would help define a new era of personal documentaries.
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