The Botany of Desire 2009
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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.
- Released: Oct 28, 2009
- Runtime: 1h 56min
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Frances McDormand, Michael Pollan
- Director: Michael Schwarz
- Production: N/A
