The botany of desire

The botany of desire

produced by Kikem Media ; produced & directed by Michael Schwarz
videorecording (DVD) - 2009

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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Barcode Status Material Type CallNumber
37413312313234 متاح Adult 7 Day Nonfiction DVD 306.45 BOTANY
التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
مؤلف مشترك: PBS Distribution (Firm)
مؤلفون آخرون: Pollan, Michael, McDormand, Frances
التنسيق: الفيديو قرص فيديو رقمي
اللغة:English
منشور في: [Arlington, Va.?] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, c2009.
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546 |a Closed-captioned. 
511 0 |a Michael Pollan. 
508 |a Directors of photography, John Chater, Vicente Franco; editors, Don Bernier, Gail Huddleson; original score, Martin Bresnick ; narrator, Frances McDormand. 
500 |a Based on the book by Michael Pollan. 
500 |a Originally produced for television. 
521 8 |a Rating: TV-PG. 
505 0 |a 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. 
520 |a 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. 
500 |a Bonus features: deleted scenes; panel discussion on the interdisciplinary importance of The Botany of desire (19 min.); additional interview with Michael Pollan (29 min.) 
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650 0 |a Marijuana. 
650 0 |a Potatoes. 
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