[Arlington, Va.?] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, c2009.
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Notes:
- DVD, Region 1, NTSC Dolby 2.0 stereo.
- Closed-captioned.
- Michael Pollan.
- Directors of photography, John Chater, Vicente Franco editors, Don Bernier, Gail Huddleson original score, Martin Bresnick narrator, Frances McDormand.
- Based on the book by Michael Pollan.
- Originally produced for television.
- Rating: TV-PG.
- Introduction — Apples: the desire for sweetness — Apples as a commodity — Tulips: the desire for beauty — Breeding tulips — Marijuana: the desire for intoxication — The science behind marijuana — Potatoes: the desire for control — Today’s potato monoculture — The web of life.
- Shows how human desires are an essential, intricate part of natural history. The program will explore the natural history of four plants -the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato – and the corresponding human desires – sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control. This two-hour documentary begins in Michael Pollan’s garden, and roams the world, from the fields of Iowa to the apple forests of Kazakhstan, from a medical marijuana hot house to the tulip markets of Amsterdam.
- Bonus features: deleted scenes panel discussion on the interdisciplinary importance of The Botany of desire (19 min.) additional interview with Michael Pollan (29 min.)
Subjects:
- Human-plant relationships.
- Apples.
- Tulips.
- Cannabis.
- Marijuana.
- Potatoes.
- Nature.
- Documentary television programs. lcgft
- Nonfiction television programs. lcgft
- Nature television programs. lcgft
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired. lcgft
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