A young man in the jungles of Venezuela meets a strange girl of the forest and falls in love with her.
A young Venezuelan idealist flees his native land to escape a revolution. Hoping to find peace, he goes to the mountains and the forests of the Amazon. There he encounters Rima, the Bird Girl, an orphan living a life of nature. It is all an admirable romance telling a tale of "quest, love, and violence."—alfiehitchie
Abel, son of a murdered government official escapes into the Venezuelan interior bent on revenge. Beyond the jungle in a dense forest, Abel finds an ethereal, innocent girl who has bonded completely with nature, although raised solely by her mysterious grandfather. Eventually, Abel must try and save the girl from her grandfather's duplicity and the superstitions of menacing natives while coming to terms with his own beliefs.—L. F. Ribeiro
Abel (Anthony Perkins), the son of a recently murdered government official, escapes from the rebels and heads to Caracas in search of gold so that he can hire soldiers to avenge his fathers death. After being caught up in the rapids and swimming for his life, Abel ends up in a village of hostile natives. He eventually earns their trust by showing courage and the chief asks Abel to go into the nearby forbidden forest to confront the mystical bird spirit that they fear. Abel enters the jungle, hoping to find the gold that he is searching for, but instead he finds Rima (Audrey Hepburn), the beautiful bird girl who has an enchanting ability to communicate with animals. Set in SouthAmerica in the late 19th century, and based on the acclaimed novel byW.H. Hudson, Green Mansions is a story of revenge, innocence and love. [Synopsis from upcoming DVD release from Digital Classics UK, in conjunction with Warner UK]
