Bright Leaves (2004)
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.
- Date of release
- 2004-04-28
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (16)
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Ross McElwee
Casting
- Ross McElwee — Himself - Narrator (voice)
- Brian Baucom
- Susan Bennett
- Ed Bivens
- R. Bullock
- Jack Clayton
- Mary Clayton
- Marian Fitz-Simmons
- Alan Gurganus
- Steve Herman
- Robbie Lane Jackson
- Elizabeth King
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: North Carolina
Bright Leaves is a 2003 United States/United Kingdom documentary film by independent filmmaker Ross McElwee about the association his family had with the tobacco industry. Bright Leaves had its world premiere at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.
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