Bright Leaves
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| Directed by | Ross McElwee |
| Written by | Ross McElwee |
| Produced by | Ross McElwee |
| Cinematography | Ross McElwee |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
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Bright Leaves is a 2003 United States/United Kingdom documentary film by independent filmmaker Ross McElwee about the association his family had with the tobacco industry.[1][2] Bright Leaves had its world premiere at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Film
Bright Leaf is the name of a strain of tobacco.[1] It was also the name of a 1949 novel and 1950 feature film about a struggle between two tobacco barons.
The struggle depicted in the feature film, according to McElwee family tradition, parallels one between McElwee's great-grandfather and the patriarch of the Duke family, for whom Duke University is named.[1][4][5]
Cast
Interviewed as part of this film include Allan Gurganus, Ross McElwee, Tom McElwee, Vlada Petrić, Paula Larke, Marilyn Levine, Emily Madison, Adrian McElwee, Charleen Swansea, and Patricia Neal, the leading lady of the 1950 feature film.
Reception
The documentary follows McElwee's usual style, where he gives voiceovers to apparently spontaneous footage, making the story more personal.[5] According to Roger Ebert:
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Bright Leaves is not a documentary about anything in particular. That is its charm. It's a meandering visit by a curious man with a quiet sense of humor, who pokes here and there in his family history and the history of tobacco.[5]
In her essay "Reflections on Bright Leaves", collected in Three Documentary Filmmakers, Marian Keane asserts that Bright Leaves displays McElwee's extraordinary ability to present "people in their uniqueness". She contrasts this with other documentaries, where people often "seem to exist in the world of film as if suspended from their relation to their actual lives."[1]
Awards and nominations
- 2004, Gotham Awards nomination for 'Best Documentary'
- 2005, won National Society of Film Critics Awards award for 'Best Non-Fiction Film'
- 2005, Directors Guild of America Award nomination for 'Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary'
- 2005, Independent Spirit Awards nomination for 'Best Documentary'
- 2005, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay nomination[6]
References
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- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.William Rothman (2009). Three Documentary Filmmakers: Errol Morris, Ross McElwee, Jean Rouch. SUNY Press. pp. 2, 6, 64, 68, 69. 70, 72, 73–82, 97, 103–121. ISBN 9781438425160. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kathy McDonald (September 2004). "McElwee's 'Bright Leaves' Gives Viewers Something to Chew On". International Documentary Association. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bright Leaves". DOXA Documentary Film Festival. May 10, 2012. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Leiter, Andrew B. (July 28, 2011). Southerners on Film: Essays on Hollywood Portrayals Since the 1970s. McFarland. pp. 142–144. ISBN 978-0-7864-8702-8. Archived from the original on December 25, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Roger Ebert (2013). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2007. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 9780740792199. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McNary, Dave (February 15, 2005). "WGA serves up 1st doc kudo to 'Super'". Variety. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
