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The Botany of Desire (2009)
Directed by Michael Schwarz
“A plant's-eye view of the world”
Documentary · 1h 56m
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.
Cast
Frances McDormand
Michael Pollan
Crew
- Director
- Michael Schwarz
- Producer
- Michael Schwarz
Details
- Release date
- 2009-10-28
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English