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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   322 votes
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Director:
Ross McElwee
Writer:
Ross McElwee (writer)
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Release Date:
28 April 2004 (France) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
North Carolina produces more tobacco than any other state in America. Bright Leaves describes a journey taken across the social... more | add synopsis
Awards:
4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
List: Counting Down Ten Sadly Underseen Films
 (From IFC. 31 July 2008, 6:56 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
A southern view of a southern paradox more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Allan Gurganus ... Himself
Paula Larke ... Herself
Emily Madison ... Herself
Ross McElwee ... Himself
Patricia Neal ... Herself
Vlada Petric ... Himself
Charleen Swansea ... Herself
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Additional Details

Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
UK:PG

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References The Black Cat (1934) more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
A southern view of a southern paradox, 21 November 2004
10/10
Author: timgee from Cary, NC

A sensitive treatment of the complex relationship between people, economics and a health hazard; it gives an accurate shapshot of the region (tobacco road), its views, the concerns of its people. The locations are real. The people are real. The accents are real. View this film and you are home.

Ross McElwee consistently entertains us with his unique sense of humor as he explores the possible connections between his great grandfather and the main character in Foster FitzSimons' novel "Bright Leaf." Anyone who is a lover of movies, history, and appreciates a good yarn will enjoy this film. If you are interested in the South, this film, along with McElwee's classic "Sherman's March," will give you significant insights into this region.

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