1 Movie Directed by Edward Gray

The Botany of Desire

The Botany of Desire

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-10-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

TV-14

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (379 Reviews)

Genres:

Documentary

Fullplot:

Michael Pollan, a professor of journalism and a student of food, presents the history of four plants, each of which found a way to make itself essential to humans, thus ensuring widespread propagation. Apples, for sweetness; tulips, for beauty; marijuana, for pleasure; and, potatoes, for sustenance. Each has a story of discovery and adaptation; each has a symbiotic relationship with human civilization. The film tells these stories and examines these relationships.

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