W. H. Hudson
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Abel is a political fugitive seeking gold in South America to fund his revenge against his father's assassins. Imprisoned by natives, he's told to enter the forbidden forest & kill Rima, an innocent whom the Indians think is an evil spirit. Abel & Rima are drawn to each other & start a quest of their own, but destiny awaits them.
Author
Description
After a failed revolution, Abel is forced to seek refuge in the virgin forests of southwestern Venezuela. There, in his “green mansion”, Abel meets the wood-nymph Rima, the last of a reclusive aboriginal race. The bird-girl’s ethereal presence captivates him completely, but the love that blossoms is soon darkened by cruelty and sorrow. Exploring a love somewhere between reality and imagination, Green Mansions is a poignant meditation on the...
