DVD

The botany of desire [videorecording] / produced by Kikem Media ; produced & directed by Michael Schwarz.

Pollan, Michael. (Added Author). McDormand, Frances. (Added Author). Schwarz, Michael, producer. (Added Author). Pollan, Michael. Botany of desire. (Added Author). PBS Distribution (Firm) (Added Author). Kikim Media (Firm) (Added Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 0793670845 :
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Arlington, Va.?] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the book by Michael Pollan. Originally produced for television. Bonus features: deleted scenes; panel discussion on the interdisciplinary importance of The Botany of desire (19 min.); additional interview with Michael Pollan (29 min.)
Formatted Contents Note:	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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directors of photography, John Chater, Vicente Franco; editors, Don Bernier, Gail Huddleson; original score, Martin Bresnick ; narrator, Frances McDormand.
Participant or Performer Note:	Michael Pollan.
Target Audience Note:	Rating: TV-PG.
System Details Note:	DVD, Region 1, NTSC, widescreen; Dolby 2.0 stereo.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Licensed for: home, library, classroom, ILL.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.