Bright Leaves
Not Rated
Documentary
Starring: Ross McElwee, Brian Baucom, Susan Bennett, Ed Bivens, R. Bullock
Writer: Ross McElwee
Release Date:
April 28, 2004
April 28, 2004
Ratings:
6.8 / 10
6.8 / 10
Director:
Ross McElwee
Ross McElwee
Companies:
Channel 4 Television
Channel 4 Television
Overview
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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