The Botany of Desire

The Botany of Desire (2009)

A plant's-eye view of the world

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2009-10-28
  • User Rating: 6.4/10 from 14 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 56min
  • Language: English
  • Director: Michael Schwarz
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Summary

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.

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  • Frances McDormand

    as Narrator (voice)
  • Michael Pollan

    as Self
Directing Michael Schwarz Director
Production Michael Schwarz Producer
Production Edward Gray Co-Producer

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