The Resource The botany of desire, with Michael Pollan ; produced by Kikem Media ; produced & directed by Michael Schwarz ; co-produced by Edward Gray
The botany of desire, with Michael Pollan ; produced by Kikem Media ; produced & directed by Michael Schwarz ; co-produced by Edward Gray
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The item The botany of desire, with Michael Pollan ; produced by Kikem Media ; produced & directed by Michael Schwarz ; co-produced by Edward Gray represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bates College.
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- Summary
- Shows how human desires are an essential, intricate part of natural history. The program will explore the natural history of four plants -the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato - and the corresponding human desires - sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control. This two-hour documentary begins in Michael Pollan's garden, and roams the world, from the fields of Iowa to the apple forests of Kazakhstan, from a medical marijuana hot house to the tulip markets of Amsterdam
- Language
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- eng
- eng
- eng
- Edition
- Widescreen
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (116 min.)
- Note
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- Based on the book by Michael Pollan
- Originally produced for television in 2009
- Special features: Deleted scenes ; Panel discussion on the interdisciplinary importance of The Botany of desire (19 min.) ; Additional interview with Michael Pollan (29 min.)
- PBS: TBOD601
- Contents
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- Introduction
- Apples: the desire for sweetness
- Apples as a commodity
- Tulips: the desire for beauty
- Breeding tulips
- Marijuana: the desire for intoxication
- The science behind marijuana
- Potatoes: the desire for control
- Today's potato monoculture
- The web of life
- Isbn
- 9780793670840
- Label
- The botany of desire
- Title
- The botany of desire
- Statement of responsibility
- with Michael Pollan ; produced by Kikem Media ; produced & directed by Michael Schwarz ; co-produced by Edward Gray
- Language
-
- eng
- eng
- eng
- Summary
- Shows how human desires are an essential, intricate part of natural history. The program will explore the natural history of four plants -the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato - and the corresponding human desires - sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control. This two-hour documentary begins in Michael Pollan's garden, and roams the world, from the fields of Iowa to the apple forests of Kazakhstan, from a medical marijuana hot house to the tulip markets of Amsterdam
- Cataloging source
- TEFMT
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Directors of photography, John Chater, Vicente Franco ; editors, Don Bernier, Gail Huddleson ; original score, Martin Bresnick ; animation, Brian Oakes Design
- Language note
- Closed-captioned
- PerformerNote
- Narrated by Frances McDormand
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Pollan, Michael
- Schwarz, Michael
- Gray, Edward
- McDormand, Frances,
- Bresnick, Martin,
- Pollan, Michael
- Kikim Media
- PBS Distribution (Firm)
- Runtime
- 116
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Human-plant relationships
- Apples
- Tulips
- Cannabis
- Marijuana
- Potatoes
- Nature
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- The botany of desire, with Michael Pollan ; produced by Kikem Media ; produced & directed by Michael Schwarz ; co-produced by Edward Gray
- Note
-
- Based on the book by Michael Pollan
- Originally produced for television in 2009
- Special features: Deleted scenes ; Panel discussion on the interdisciplinary importance of The Botany of desire (19 min.) ; Additional interview with Michael Pollan (29 min.)
- PBS: TBOD601
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
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- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Apples: the desire for sweetness -- Apples as a commodity -- Tulips: the desire for beauty -- Breeding tulips -- Marijuana: the desire for intoxication -- The science behind marijuana -- Potatoes: the desire for control -- Today's potato monoculture -- The web of life
- Control code
- 456457382
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Widescreen
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (116 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780793670840
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Note
-
- No public performance rights purchased ; home, library, or classroom use only
- Colby: Public Performance Rights purchased
- Other control number
- 841887010856
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- TBOD601
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD format
- Terms governing use
-
- No public performance rights purchased ; home, library, or classroom use only
- Colby: Public Performance Rights purchased
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- The botany of desire, with Michael Pollan ; produced by Kikem Media ; produced & directed by Michael Schwarz ; co-produced by Edward Gray
- Note
-
- Based on the book by Michael Pollan
- Originally produced for television in 2009
- Special features: Deleted scenes ; Panel discussion on the interdisciplinary importance of The Botany of desire (19 min.) ; Additional interview with Michael Pollan (29 min.)
- PBS: TBOD601
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Apples: the desire for sweetness -- Apples as a commodity -- Tulips: the desire for beauty -- Breeding tulips -- Marijuana: the desire for intoxication -- The science behind marijuana -- Potatoes: the desire for control -- Today's potato monoculture -- The web of life
- Control code
- 456457382
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Widescreen
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (116 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780793670840
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Note
-
- No public performance rights purchased ; home, library, or classroom use only
- Colby: Public Performance Rights purchased
- Other control number
- 841887010856
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- TBOD601
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD format
- Terms governing use
-
- No public performance rights purchased ; home, library, or classroom use only
- Colby: Public Performance Rights purchased
- Video recording format
- DVD
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