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The Botany of Desire
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Shows how human desires are an essential, intricate part of natural history. The program explores 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
… More »Shows how human desires are an essential, intricate part of natural history. The program explores 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.
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Based on the book by Michael Pollan.
Originally produced for television, 2008.
Features: deleted scenes; 19 min. panel discussion on the interdisciplinary importance of The Botany of Desire; 29 min. add'l interview with Michael Pollan.
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.
DVD; Dolby 2.0 stereo.; widescreen; NTSC; region 1.
Closed-captioned.
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Add a CommentThe best sections are the cut scenes on hard cider, history of the delicious and the dutch auction. While the film can drag and be predictable in its theme the section on potatoes was excellent.
amazing and slightly disturbing view of how plants are actually controlling us! Entertaining and interesting.
Beautiful documentary by Michael Pollan about the apple, the tulip, cannabis and the potato. The film is based on Pollan's book of the same title. Really enjoyable and educational.
Interesting! Learned lots. Interesting way of looking at plants and how we relate to them.