Sherman's March: Meet Claudia

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IN THIS SCENE: Ross passes some time with Claudia, her daughter and her father . . .

ABOUT THIS FILM: When First Run Features released Ross McElwee's Sundance Award-winning Sherman's March in 1986, it went on to become one of the largest grossing documentaries ever. Audiences and critics alike fell in love with McElwee's "quirky, funny and fascinating" (Newsweek) first-person narratives that would help define a new era of personal documentaries.

After his girlfriend leaves him, McElwee takes a voyage along the original route followed by General William Sherman -- but rather than cutting a swath of destruction designed to force the Confederate South into submission, as Sherman did, McElwee searches for love, camera in hand, "training his lens with phallic resolve on every accessible woman he meets." (Chicago Readers Circle)

"A wonderfully goofy movie... Mr. McElwee is a find. He is an exceptionally comic film-making personality!" -Vincent Canby, The New York Times

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[delilahlight]

I love this film...

[grail68]

Ross's voice is so soothing. I'd place it at 3rd place after Werner Herzog and Morgan Freeman, and tied with Tom Baker

[claydg1]

Ross rocks.

[mistermalta]

Juxtapositioning the raptue with the Easter bunny. This guy was an outstanding documentary filmmaker.

[tflytflytfly]

a gem.

[yonimiller]

There's something very haunting about this film.

[AnnArckey]

Oh, how I would love to see this film again! I saw it on Ch4 about 20 years ago, and whilst I am a documentry addict, I've never forgotton this film. I just wnt to know if it's as good as I think I remember, but I can't get the DVD on British DVD format :-(