The botany of desire / produced by Kikim Media ; produced & directed by Michael Schwarz.



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Based on the book by Michael Pollan. Originally produced for television in 2009. Bonus features: deleted scenes; panel discussion on the interdisciplinary importance of The Botany of desire (19 min.); additional interview with Michael Pollan (29 min.) Rating: TV-PG. Board of Film Censors, Singapore: NC16. Directors of photography, John Chater, Vicente Franco; editors, Don Bernier, Gail Huddleson; original score, Martin Bresnick ; narrator, Frances McDormand. Michael Pollan. Closed-captioned.

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The botany of desire / produced by Kikim Media ; produced & directed by Michael Schwarz.
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Pollan, Michael.
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Abstract
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.
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2009
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