Bright Leaves

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-10-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

107 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (498 Reviews)

Director:

Ross McElwee

Genres:

Documentary Biography Comedy

Cast:

Allan Gurganus Paula Larke Marilyn Levine Emily Madison

Writer:

Ross McElwee

Fullplot:

North Carolina produces more tobacco than any other state in America. Bright Leaves describes a journey taken across the social, economic, and psychological tobacco terrain of North Carolina by a native Carolinian, Ross McElwee, whose great-grandfather created the famous brand of tobacco known as Bull Durham. The comedic chronicle is a subjective, autobiographical meditation on the allure of cigarettes and their troubling legacy for the state of North Carolina. It's also a film about family history, addiction, denial, and filmmaking--as McElwee, noted director of Sherman's March, grapples with the legacy of an obscure Hollywood melodrama that is purportedly based on this curious man that was his great-grandfather.

Comments:

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By:

Edward Barrett

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