| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 120 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation; Dolby 2.0 stereo. |
| Cast |
Michael Pollan, host ; narrated by Frances McDormand. |
| Credits |
Directors of photography, John Chater, Vicente Franco; edited by Don Bernier and Gail Huddleson; original score, Martin Bresnick. |
| Note |
Based on the book by Michael Pollan. |
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Originally produced for television in 2008. |
| Audience |
Rating: TV-PG. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Bonus features: deleted scenes; panel discussion on the interdisciplinary importance of The Botany of desire (19 min.); additional interview with Michael Pollan (29 min.) |
| Language |
English dialogue; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Human-plant relationships.
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Nature.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Pollan, Michael.
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McDormand, Frances.
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Schwarz, Michael, 1953-2019
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PBS Distribution (Firm)
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Kikim Media
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| ISBN |
0793670845 |
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9780793670840 |
| Standard No. |
841887010856 |
| Music No. |
TBOD601 PBS Home Video |
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