Documentary
Bright Leaves
6.8/ 10
April 28, 2004
1h 48m
Available on:
Philo
OVIDOverview
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.
Director: Ross McElwee
Cast
Ross McElwee
Himself - Narrator (voice)
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Brian Baucom
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Susan Bennett
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Ed Bivens
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R. Bullock
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Jack Clayton
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Mary Clayton
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Marian Fitz-Simmons
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Alan Gurganus
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