Title:
The botany of desire / produced by Kikem Media ; produced & directed by Michael Schwarz.
ISBN:
9780793670840
Publication Information:
[Arlington, Va.] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2009]
©2009
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Based on the book by Michael Pollan.
Originally produced for television.
Bonus features: deleted scenes; panel discussion on the interdisciplinary importance of The Botany of desire (19 min.); additional interview with Michael Pollan (29 min.)
DVD, Region 1, NTSC, widescreen; Dolby 2.0 stereo.
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.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
Audience:
Rating: TV-PG.
Performer:
Michael Pollan.
Production Credits:
Directors of photography, John Chater, Vicente Franco; editors, Don Bernier, Gail Huddleson; original score, Martin Bresnick ; narrator, Frances McDormand.
OCLC Number:
ocn456457382
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
Eagan - Wescott~1
