Bright Leaves
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Ross Mcelwee
Ross Mcelwee
Vlada Petric
Patricia Neal
Ross Mcelwee
Ross Mcelwee
Film Details
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Synopsis
North Carolina produces more tobacco than any other state in America. Here the filmmaker 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." 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.
Director
Ross Mcelwee
Film Details
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Released in United States May 2003
Released in United States November 12, 2004
Released in United States November 2003
Released in United States October 2003
Released in United States on Video June 21, 2005
Released in United States Summer August 25, 2004
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 14-25, 2003.
Shown at New York Film Festival October 3-19, 2003.
Released in United States May 2003 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 14-25, 2003.)
Released in United States on Video June 21, 2005
Released in United States Summer August 25, 2004
Released in United States October 2003 (Shown at New York Film Festival October 3-19, 2003.)
Released in United States November 2003 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Special Screening Doc) November 6-16, 2003.)
Released in United States November 12, 2004 (Los Angeles)
