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The Botany of Desire [DVD]
Record details
- ISBN: 9780793670840\0793670845
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Physical Description:
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DVD ; widescreen ; Dolby digital 2.0 stereo ; region 1. 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher: [Arlington, Va.?] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
General Note: | Based on the book by Michael Pollan. Bonus features: deleted scenes; panel discussion on the interdisciplinary importance of The Botany of desire (19 min.); additional interview with Michael Pollan (29 min.) 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. Originally produced for television. Rating: TV-PG. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrator, Frances McDormand; with Michael Pollan. |
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Subject: | Apples Cannabis DVD-Video discs Human-plant relationships Marijuana Nature Potatoes Tulips |
Genre: | Documentary television programs. Nature television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |