Bright Leaves
68% Match
2004
1h 48m
Documentary
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
Writers
Ross McElwee
Where to Watch
Stream
Philo
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