The Botany of Desire

Name: The Botany of Desire
Director: Michael Schwarz
Released: 2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

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.

Runtime: 120

Release date: 2009-10-28

<article> <figure> <img src="http://www.moviesom.com/resources/20150216211140social.jpg" title='The Botany of Desire' alt='The Botany of Desire'/> </figure> <h1>The Botany of Desire</h1> <p>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.</p> <details><summary>Runtime: 120</summary> <summary>Release date: 2009-10-28</summary></details> </article>