The Film
Bright Leaves
The Story
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.
Runtime
108 min
Released Apr 2004
Directed by
Ross McElwee
Written byRoss McElwee
Gallery
The Stills.
