Bright Leaves

Name: Bright Leaves
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 1 hr 48 min
Rating: 70
Cast: Ross McElwee, Brian Baucom, Susan Bennett, Ed Bivens, R. Bullock

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StarringRoss McElweeBrian BaucomSusan Bennett

DirectorRoss McElwee

WriterRoss McElwee

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NR 1 hr 48 minDocumentary

Plot

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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