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.
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AliveBorn: July 21, 1947
Age: 79
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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Born: December 24, 1989
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Born: January 20, 1926
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Born: March 11, 1928
Died: November 13, 2019
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