The botany of desire : a plants-eye view of the world

Pollan, Michael. (Added Author). McDormand, Frances. (Added Author). Schwarz, Michael, 1953-2019 (Added Author). PBS Distribution (Firm) (Added Author). Kikim Media (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 0793670845
ISBN: 9780793670840
Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Arlington, Va.?] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, 2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Based on the book by Michael Pollan. Originally produced for television in 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.).
Formatted Contents Note:	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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directors of photography, John Chater, Vicente Franco; edited by Don Bernier and Gail Huddleson; original score, Martin Bresnick ; produced and directed by Michael Schwarz.
Participant or Performer Note:	Michael Pollan, host ; narrated by Frances McDormand.
Target Audience Note:	Rating: TV-PG.
System Details Note:	DVD, Region 1, NTSC, widescreen; Dolby 2.0 stereo.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.