The botany of desire / with Michael Pollan ; produced by Kikem Media ; produced & directed by Michael Schwarz ; co-produced by Edward Gray ; executive producer, Kiran Kiki Kapany.

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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 beg...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Kikim Media
PBS Distribution (Firm)
Other Authors: Pollan, Michael
Schwarz, Michael, 1953-2019
Gray, Edward (Edward S.)
Kapany, Kiran Kiki
McDormand, Frances (Narrator)
Chater, John
Franco, Vicente
Bresnick, Martin
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Arlington, Va.] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2009], ©2009.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Pollan, Michael > Television adaptations.
Human-plant relationships.
Apples.
Tulips.
Cannabis.
Marijuana.
Potatoes.
Nature.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television adaptations.
Nature television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Pollan, Michael.
Genre:
Television adaptations.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Nature television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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