An improbable search for love
Release Date: 1986-09-05
Rating:6.3 / 10(46 votes)
Status: Released
Genres: Documentary
Runtime: 158 min
Director: Ross McElwee
Writer: Ross McElwee
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.
