The botany of desire [videorecording] / Kikim Media ; produced and directed by Michael Schwarz ; co-produced by Edward Gray ; co-director, Edward Gray.
Title from container. Based on the book by Michael Pollan. Originally produced for television in 2008. Special features: over 15 minutes of deleted scenes (Bringing back hard cider, How the delicious apple got its name, Like a florist from 100 years ago, Racing the clock: the Dutch auction); 19 minute panel discussion about the interdisciplinary importance of The botony of desire; 29 minutes of additional interview footage with Michael Pollan. Features, Michael Pollan ; narrator, Frances McDormand.
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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.