

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.

Himself - Narrator (voice)

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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.

Movie / 2007

Movie / 2012

Movie / 1968

Movie / 1997

Movie / 2023

Movie / 1985

Movie / 2014

Movie / 2015

Movie / 2010

Movie / 2002

Movie / 2015

Movie / 2010

Movie / 2007

Movie / 1994

Movie / 1999

Movie / 1960

Movie / 1983

Movie / 2011

Movie / 2011

Movie / 2008