Bright Leaves
2004
Documentary
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.
Rating
6.9
14 votesPopularity
0.0606
Origin & Countries
USGB | en | United Kingdom,United States of America
Production
Channel 4 Television,GBH,Homemade Movies
Runtime
108 min.
Status
Released
Release: 4/28/2004
Credits
Ross McElweeDirector
Ross McElweeHimself - Narrator (voice)
Brian Baucom
Susan Bennett
Ed Bivens
