Bright Leaves

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.

Average Score : 69

Status: Released

Release Date: 2004-04-28

Geners Documentary

Production Companies Channel 4 Television GBH Homemade Movies

Production Countries United Kingdom,United States of America,

Run time: 108 minutes

Budget: --

Revenue: --