Two Films by Ross McElwee
CHARLEEN: 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. (59 minutes)
BACKYARD: Humorous and poignant odd moments in a genteel Southern
town, the result of McElwee's turning his camera on his family and their neighbors.
(40 minutes)
"Charleen is an irresistable force caught beautifully on the run."
- New York Times
"Backyard is equal parts Samuel Beckett, Jean-Luc Godard and Werner
Herzog." - Boston Globe
"McElwee's sense of the absurd, combined with a genuine affection for
his subject, makes him one of the most fascinating filmmakers working and one
of those rare filmmakers for whom the word visionary is appropriate."
- Boston Globe
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