Bright Leaves
2004, English. Directed by Ross McElwee.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Bright Leaves is streaming on Philo, OVID, and Cineverse in India.
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- Released
- 28 April 2004
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Written by
- Ross McElwee
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Bright Leaves runs 108 minutes (1h 48m).
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Bright Leaves is streaming on Philo, OVID, and Cineverse in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked Bright Leaves, try My Mom Jayne, Halloween: 25 Years of Terror, Ex Libris: The New York Public Library.
Who directed Bright Leaves?
Bright Leaves (2004) was directed by Ross McElwee and stars Ross McElwee, Brian Baucom, Susan Bennett.