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Bright Leaves (2004)

★ 6.8/10 108 min Documentary United Kingdom, United States English
Director: Ross McElwee
Writer: Ross McElwee
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Description

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.

Top Cast

Ross McElwee
Ross McElwee Himself - Narrator (voice)
Brian Baucom
Susan Bennett
Ed Bivens
R. Bullock
Jack Clayton
Mary Clayton
Marian Fitz-Simmons

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