Strike the Tent (2005)

Strike the Tent: Directed by Julian Adams, A. Blaine Miller. With Julian Adams, Gwendolyn Edwards, Eric Holloway, Amy Redford. The true love story of the conflict between Captain Robert Adams’ dedication to the south, and his love for Eveline McCord, his beloved from the north. Produced, written, and directed by the descendants of Robert and Eveline, this American Civil War tale is an explosive, richly detailed saga of fierce combat, honor and the will to risk all that’s precious for love or country.

“Very well done, especially considering the budget. I liked the independent, realistic feel to it, vs manufactured or contrived Hollywoodism.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI read somewhere a reviewer saying that this was u0026quot;revisionist historyu0026quot; wrt this movieu0026#39;s depiction of how the slave owners treated their slaves so nicely. Absolutely untrue… there really wasnu0026#39;t that much depiction of slave owners with slaves to begin with, and to see one white gentleman actually talk nicely to a few slaves was totally believable.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThat same reviewer also said this movie was about u0026quot;nostalgiau0026quot; for the pre-war south. But I think it was more about southerners protecting their tradition, and then finally knowing when to surrender (hence the title u0026quot;Strike the Tentu0026quot;). Otoh, the extra featurette on the DVD about how the film was conceived did show that Julianu0026#39;s intention was to proudly depict his much beloved, land-owning family history.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film depicts pre-war southern life favorably, yet doesnu0026#39;t demonize the north (much), even after itu0026#39;s clear that the south had lost the war and had to free their slaves. It was a good depiction of one side u0026quot;protecting their ownu0026quot;, but pretty much intentionally blind to the issue of slavery itself. An interesting u0026quot;real lifeu0026quot; depiction of real history–at least from a southern, white-manu0026#39;s point of view.”