The botany of desire

DVD 2009

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...

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ISBN:

9780793670840
0793670845

Description:

1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
stereo
Dolby
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

Rating: TV-PG

Notes:

Release date: Nov. 3, 2009
Based on the book by Michael Pollan
Originally produced for television, 2008
Bonus features: deleted scenes; panel discussion on the interdisciplinary importance of The Botany of desire (19 min.); additional interview with Michael Pollan (29 min.)
Directors of photography, John Chater, Vicente Franco; edited by Don Bernier and Gail Huddleson; original score, Martin Bresnick
Michael Pollan, host ; narrated by Frances McDormand
DVD, region 1, NTSC; widescreen; Dolby 2.0 stereo
Closed-captioned

Contents:

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

Control Number:

673689

UPC:

841887010856

Other Authors:

McDormand, Frances
PBS Distribution (Firm)
Pollan, Michael
Schwarz, Michael, 1953-2019

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