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The Botany of Desire (2009)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 2H 0M

Director : Michael Schwarz

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand
Narrator
Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan
Himself

Crews

Michael Schwarz
Michael Schwarz
Director
Michael Schwarz
Michael Schwarz
Producer
Edward Gray
Edward Gray
Co-Producer

Trailers and other movies

THE BOTANY OF DESIRE | PBS

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