Bright Leaves
Ross McElwee travels through the North Carolina tobacco belt in search of the ancient southern traditions associated with tobacco growing and use, while comparing his filmmaking to commercial cinema, represented by Bright Leaf, a melodrama directed by Michael Curtiz in 1950, starring Gary Cooper, apparently based on the life of his great-grandfather.
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Bright Leaves
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Apr 28, 2004
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
69%
Original Title
Bright Leaves
Production Companies
Channel 4 Television, GBH, Homemade Movies
Director
Ross McElwee
Description
Ross McElwee travels through the North Carolina tobacco belt in search of the ancient southern traditions associated with tobacco growing and use, while comparing his filmmaking to commercial cinema, represented by Bright Leaf, a melodrama directed by Michael Curtiz in 1950, starring Gary Cooper, apparently based on the life of his great-grandfather.
