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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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 Botany of Desire (2009) was directed by Michael Schwarz. The film is a Documentary production with a runtime of 1h 56m, rated 6.6/10.
The Botany of Desire runs 1h 56m (116 minutes total). Audience rating: 6.6/10 from 16 votes. Genre: Documentary.
The Botany of Desire is rated 6.6/10 by 16 viewers — decent with mixed reception. A good pick for Documentary fans.