Sherman's March

Sherman's March (1986), documentary. Directed by Ross McElwee. Ostensibly a movie about Sherman's march to the sea during the Civil War, this is more of a study of director McElwee's love life, and why all his relationships fail. It also evolves into an examination of Southern womanhood, and why they are the way they are. Could it be that McElwee's relationships fail because he relates to women (and seemingly everyone) through his camera? So it would seem. This film is at least a half-hour too long, and lacks the all-important feature of subtitles for the hearing-impaired. No closed captions either. Still, for the most part, I found it absorbing. Grade: B-