{"id":1964,"date":"2006-12-22T16:58:06","date_gmt":"2006-12-22T23:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1964"},"modified":"2021-01-18T20:44:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T03:44:00","slug":"shermans-march-1986","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1964","title":{"rendered":"Sherman&#8217;s March (1986)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It seems I&#8217;m filming my life in order to have a life to film.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Poster-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Poster-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Poster-89x128.jpg 89w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Poster.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA documentarian (Ross McElwee) aiming to chronicle the lingering effects of General Sherman&#8217;s march on the South instead finds himself filming the various women he gets involved with.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deep South<\/li>\n<li>Documentary<\/li>\n<li>Looking for Mr.\/Ms. Right<\/li>\n<li>Road Trip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nGiven the ubiquity of reality television these days &#8212; as well as the proliferation of self-made video journals airing on the Independent Film Channel and PBS &#8212; it may be difficult to appreciate the novelty of <em>Sherman&#8217;s March<\/em>, made twenty years ago. Working with actual film stock rather than video, McElwee allowed the twists and turns of his life to provide the fuel for a documentary which meanders leisurely rather than hammering in a particular point (though there <em>is<\/em> one, in the end). While <em>Sherman&#8217;s March<\/em> is over-long and sometimes self-indulgent, McElwee has a gift for capturing some truly quirky moments (and people) on film; this is the kind of gently humorous movie that grows on you if you let it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A fascinating yet respectful glimpse at some truly oddball characters engaged in everyday activities<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Cleaning.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Cleaning.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Cleaning.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Cleaning-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Cleaning-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Cleaning-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An aspiring actress doing exercises to avoid &#8220;cottage cheese&#8221; on her thighs<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Exercise.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Exercise.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Exercise.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Exercise-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Exercise-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Exercise-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>McElwee&#8217;s friend Charleen trying to convince him that a devout Mormon girl may very well be his best chance at marriage<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Setup.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Setup.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Setup.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Setup-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Setup-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Setup-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>McElwee&#8217;s unabashed self-reflection on love and loss<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Reflective.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Reflective.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Reflective.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Reflective-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Reflective-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Shermans-March-Reflective-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. McElwee&#8217;s documentary remains an unusual, groundbreaking gem of independent filmmaking. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0091943\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1986\/09\/05\/movies\/film-a-documentary-sherman-s-march.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/style\/longterm\/movies\/videos\/shermansmarchnrattanasio_a0ad8a.htm\">Washington Post Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It seems I&#8217;m filming my life in order to have a life to film.&#8221; Synopsis: A documentarian (Ross McElwee) aiming to chronicle the lingering effects of General Sherman&#8217;s march on the South instead finds himself filming the various women he gets involved with. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Deep South Documentary Looking for Mr.\/Ms. Right Road Trip Review: Given the ubiquity of reality television these days &#8212; as well as the proliferation of self-made video journals airing on the Independent&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1964\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1964"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64361,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964\/revisions\/64361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}