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Simply A Masterpiece

Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

Great Film overall

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

In a year that she won critical acclaim, the N.Y.C. Film Critics Award and the 3rd of 5 Oscar nominations in "The Nun's Story," how in heaven did Audrey Hepburn manage to make such a clinker as "Green Mansions?"Tony Perkins flees a Venezuelan revolution and plots revenge. We never hear about this subject again and how he is going to go about extracting revenge for the killing of his father.Instead, we are subjected to his meeting with a tribe and he proves he is manly. He is sent off to kill a girl in the neighboring forest who killed the elder of Sessue Haywakawa's son. Hayakawa is briefly seen and does little to nothing in the film.We are subjected to fights, nice scenery and beautiful nature. Lee J. Cobb, who plays Hepburn's alleged grandfather isn't even the grandfather.If the tree she was hiding in went up in those spectacular flames, it is presumed that Hepburn was dead. She came back to him through nature. A first class stinker of major proportions.

Given that this poor old movie might be surpassed for "feyness" only by the likes of William Shatner's Incubus, I hesitate to reveal that I watched TMC's entire presentation of it, through to the bitter end. I suppose I should really be embarrassed, moreover, that the reason I hung on, was none other than the fact that SHE cavorts in that rather clingy sheath for the entire length of the film. At least one other fan, though, admits to a rather lascivious interest the other star, the one without his shirt, (re: the 2009 thread above), so I probably won't be chastised for my insensitivity to Green Mansions' preciocities, and frankly salacious attraction to the incarnation(s) of A. Hepburn starring in it. I must say I was quite rapt with the way that shift stretches tight over her haunches as she scrambles up the rocks, and with the not infrequent display of wedgies, both fore and aft. Especially because there are basically no titillating scenes from the rest of her career, one quick shot of her in a swim suit beside the pool in Two for the Road notwithstanding. And, although I do love a skinny girl, IMHO, she is just a little healthier-looking in Green Mansions, and surely, she was very young. To my lasting chagrin, though, it's 2012, I'm 67, and I've never even heard of this bloody film. Thank the great movie spirits though, as usual, at TMC, for revealing to us new sides, as it were, of this eternal cutie-pie.

I saw this film when I was 13 years old, and I still remember the steamy misty jungle and the almost magical lighting. I don't remember much of the plot, but the cinematography obviously made a lasting impression. I remember Audrey Hepburn as innocent and one with her surroundings. It was so enchanting, i just wanted to dive into the screen and live among all that beautiful greenery. The impact of the film was more visceral than intellectual, and, for me, it was very effective in creating a mood, a milieu and an ambiance. Although it's been almost half a century since I first saw this film, I still vividly remember those "green mansions". If the intent of the film was to tell a story or to showcase its stars, then it may have fallen short. But if it sought to transport its viewers into an enchanted green jungle, then my lasting recollections are a testament to its success.

I first saw this on TCM about a year ago. This was good but it wasn't a classic like the other films Audrey Hepburn or Anthony Perkins made after Green Mansions e.g Psycho, Breakfast At Tiffanys, My Fair Lady. I loved Audrey's hairstyle in the film, it looked different to other hairstyles she has in her films before and after. I think Mel Ferrer who was Audrey's husband at the time directed this good. I think Anthony Perkins was great as Audrey's love interest and I love his voice. The supporting cast acted well and I loved the deer Ip. I was disappointed at the end when Rima gets killed by the Indians then Able dies, I makes me sad because they are both no longer with us.