Title:
The botany of desire / produced & directed by Michael Schwarz ; co-produced by Edward Gray ; executive producer, Kiran Kiki Kapany ; produced by Kikim Media.
Author:
Pollan, Michael.
Schwarz, Michael (Producer)
Gray, Edward (Edward S.)
Kapany, Kiran Kiki.
McDormand, Frances.
Chater, John.
Franco, Vicente.
Bresnick, Martin.
Pollan, Michael. Botany of desire.
Kikim Media (Firm)
PBS Distribution (Firm)
Publication Information:
[Arlington, Va.?] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, ©2009.
Call Number:
QK46.5.H85 B68 2009
Abstract:
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.
ISBN:
9780793670840
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Based on the book by Michael Pollan.
Originally produced for television in 2009.
"A plant's-eye view of the world"--Container.
Bonus features: deleted scenes; panel discussion on the interdisciplinary importance of The Botany of desire (19 min.); additional interview with Michael Pollan (29 min.).
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.
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Rating: TV-PG.
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