Wonderful character development!

Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Blistering performances.

Perhaps Mel Ferrer was not the right director for this sort of whimsical fantasy. Whatever, the dreamlike quality of the forest settings (some real, some with painted backgrounds on studio sets), combined with lifeless direction and uneven script, makes this a disappointment from beginning to end.ANTHONY PERKINS, AUDREY HEBURN and LEE J. COBB are never able to flesh out their characters. Hepburn seems oddly miscast in a role requiring very little of her talent. Perkins does slightly better but again is hampered by a weak role that tries to give him a few heroics but fails to ignite any sparks with Hepburn or any of his co-players. Lee J. Cobb has the most substantial character to play and does it well enough.The whole film seems like a low point in the careers of all involved despite gorgeous Technicolor photography and an interesting background score. No wonder the public stayed away. The foolish ending with Perkins and Hepburn voicing some tired clichés about finding love is cringe-worthy. Summing up: A true misfire for all concerned.

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.

Tony Perkins in tight pants, wrestling Henry Silva in loin cloth, in lagoon, for love of jungle princess Audrey Hepburn. Yep, that's about it. Tony and Audrey are supposed to be around 19 and 16 respectively, even though he's really 26 and she's pushing 30. Which is almost OK, since everything is so gauzy.The story is silly and the production cheesy, and it all comes out like made-for-TV, which is a kind-of compliment, since it was released in 1959, which makes it ahead of its time, though, given the quality of made-for-TV, and that people had to buy a ticket to see this thing, that's not much consolation.It's lush and ripe, and though they claim it's filmed in South America, I can see the familiar landscapes of the backlot and the flora and fauna of the San Diego Zoo. This one is borderline MST3000, so the best way to watch it is stoned.

I was 13 in 1959 but was unaware of this film when it came out. Of course, I knew about Anthony Perkins and Audrey Hepburn in those days. I became aware of Green Mansions when I read the novel at age 23. It was after that, that I saw the film on television. I was captivated. It has everything: romance, adventure, politics and mysticism. Audrey as Rima the bird girl is mesmerizing. Her innocence is as much a part of the 1950s as it is Hudson's nature girl. Nature pervades this film. The South American rainforest envelops us. It is an exercise in green. Green Mansions is a work of art, beautiful to behold, yet one step ahead of raw reality at all times. Both Perkins and Hepburn died relatively young. Perkins, a bi-sexual, died of AIDS.