The Botany of Desire
The Botany of Desire (2009)

Starring Frances McDormand, Michael Pollan
Directed by Michael Schwarz
Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, this special takes viewers on an exploration of the human relationship with the plant world -- seen from the plants' point of view. Narrated by Frances McDormand, the program shows how four familiar species -- the apple, the tulip, marijuana and the potato -- evolved to satisfy our yearnings for sweetness, beauty, intoxication.

Runtime: 120 min.     Rating: 6.9     DVD
Languages: English
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: flower,plant,natural history,biology,food,marijuana,apple,evolution,tulips,science,botany
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