The botany of desire
(DVD)
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Published
[Arlington, Va.?] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2009].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Main Library - Media
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DVD 306.45 Bot
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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Published
[Arlington, Va.?] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2009].
Language
English
UPC
841887010856
Notes
General Note
Based on the book by Michael Pollan.
General Note
Originally produced for television.
General Note
Bonus features: deleted scenes; panel discussion on the interdisciplinary importance of The Botany of desire (19 min.); additional interview with Michael Pollan (29 min.)
Creation/Production Credits
Directors of photography, John Chater, Vicente Franco; editors, Don Bernier, Gail Huddleson; original score, Martin Bresnick ; narrator, Frances McDormand.
Participants/Performers
Michael Pollan.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD format, region 1, NTSC, widescreen; Dolby 2.0 stereo.
Language
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
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