2004
6.9 (14 votes)
1h 48m
Official Website
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Channel 4 Television
GBH
Homemade Movies
GBH
Homemade Movies
Bright Leaves
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.
Key Crew
Director: Ross McElwee
Director of Photography: Ross McElwee
Producer: Ross McElwee
Top Cast
Ross McElwee
Himself - Narrator (voice)
