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Oct 28, 2009 · The Botany of Desire: Directed by Michael Schwarz, Edward Gray. With Frances McDormand, Michael Pollan. Michael Pollan, a professor of journalism and a student of food, presents the history of four plants, each of which found a way to make itself essential to humans, thus ensuring widespread propagation.
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- Michael Schwarz, Edward Gray
- 2009-10-28
A two-hour PBS documentary based on the best-selling book by Michael Pollan, The Botany of Desire takes us on an eye-opening exploration of our relationship with the plant world – seen from the plants’ point of view. Shot in stunning high definition photography, the program begins with Michael Pollan in a California garden and sets […]
The Botany of Desire. This is an eye-opening exploration of the human relationship with the plant world, seen from the plants' point of view. Based on the book by Michael Pollan and narrated by Frances McDormand, see how four familiar species -- the apple, the tulip, marijuana and the potato -- evolved to satisfy our yearnings for sweetness ...
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“The Botany of Desire,” to be broadcast on Wednesday on many public television stations, is based on Michael Pollan’s 2001 examination of plant history and evolutionary science.
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TheExpatriate700 26 June 2010. The Botany of Desire is a well made PBS documentary adaptation of Michael Pollan's book discussing humanity's interactions with four different plants-the apple, the potato, the tulip, and marijuana-over the ages. It is both highly informative and thought-provoking.
The number “four” is also operative in “The Botany of Desire,” which was published in 2002. It is the story of four plants: apples, tulips, cannabis and potatoes. Reflecting the theme of the title, there are four human desires that are associated with these plants: sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control, respectively.
