Bright Leaves
Bright Leaves

Bright Leaves

6.8(15 votes)
2004108 minReleased
Documentary

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.

Production Companies

Channel 4 Television, GBH, Homemade Movies

Languages

English

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