The Botany of Desire (2009)

overview : 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.

Release Date : Oct 28, 2009

Runtime : 2h 0m

Genre : Documentary  

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Keywords : biology, plant, natural history, marijuana, food, apple, evolution, tulips, botany