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BRIGHT LEAVES
Directed by Ross McElwee
USA, 2004 107 minutes In English |
"Bright Leaves leaves you feeling invigorated by the boundless curiosity, humor and high spirits of its creator." - Stephen Holden, The New York Times |
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FILM SUMMARY
Ross McElwee ("Sherman's March") returns with another autobiographical film that documents his personal journey to the American South. Investigating the claim that the 1950 Gary Cooper melodrama "Bright Leaf" was based on the life of his great-grandfather, creator of the Bull Durham brand of tobacco, McElwee travels to North Carolina to explore the allure of cigarettes and their troubling legacy for his home state. A film about loss and preservation, addiction and denial, and filmmaking, Bright Leaves is "a rewardingly personal documentary in which the filmmaker deftly uses his specific family legacy as a jumping off point for wry ruminations on American history, the tobacco business, public health, and cinematic license" (Variety).
Independent Spirit Awards, FILM LINKS
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