The Enemies of the Potato: Insects

Among the various diseases that attack the potato during the growing season, there are first of all the virus diseases such as Mosaic, Leaf Roll, Spindle, Purple Top, etc. Certified seed appears to be the most effective means of combating these diseases.

Varda focuses her eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip. Her investigation leads from forgotten corners of the French countryside to off-hours at the green markets of Paris, following those who insist on finding a use for that which society has cast off, whether out of necessity or activism.

A traveling trader provides a window into rural life in the Republic of Georgia, where potatoes are currency and ambition is crushed by poverty.

A short documentary about a small province on the east coast of Canada.

A short film made by the Central Office of Information about how to cook Potatoes, with narration from Max Munden.

Potato Eats Fried Potatoes at Night is a short experimental film by Ukrainian director, Ilia Lemonovsky

A multi-billion-dollar mining project is launched by the American Newmont Mining Corporation and lays claim to the land belonging to Preuvian highlander Máxima Acuña.

A silent film that traces the journey of a Belgian potato towards its destiny as a fry... in the Brussels Frietmuseum.

Bacterial diseases are caused by infinitely small beings, called microbes or bacteria, and are accompanied by physiological disorders such as hollow heart, black heart, etc. This documentary presents the main characteristics of these diseases as well as means of repression or prevention.

Fungal diseases, discussed in this documentary, are caused by microscopic fungi. The movie gives some data on their characteristics and how to defeat them.

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Two lowlifes with active fantasy sex lives deliver potatoes to various restaurants and grocers.

London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence.

Drugged by one of his friends at a party, a young man hallucinates a strange character.

Two poor farmers spend all their money on a chicken, while waiting for her first egg they slowly start to get the feeling there’s something very wrong with the animal.

The life story of a potato, which was born in one of the fields and then was taken to the city along with her other counterparts. Once in the apartment, she oversees the life and atmosphere of the new place. The potatoes meets a knife and falls in love with him at first sight...