Birds of paradise are one of David Attenborough's lifelong passions. He was the first to film many of their beautiful and often bizarre displays, and over his lifetime he has tracked them all over the jungles of New Guinea. In this very personal film, he uncovers the remarkable story of how these 'birds from paradise' have captivated explorers, naturalists, artists, film-makers and even royalty. He explores the myths surrounding their discovery 500 years ago, the latest extraordinary behaviour captured on camera and reveals the scientific truth behind their beauty: the evolution of their spectacular appearance has in fact been driven by sex.
And in a final contemporary twist to this story of obsession and royalty, he travels to the desert of Qatar, to a state-of-the-art facility which houses the largest breeding group of these birds in the world - a sheikh's very own private collection. There he has his closest ever encounter with a greater bird of paradise and its dramatic display, reliving the experience that captivated him in the forests of New Guinea more than 50 years ago.
'For me birds of paradise are the most romantic and glamorous birds in the world. And this is a film I have wanted to make for 40 years.' - Sir David Attenborough.
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art Spiegelman曾说过:“漫画是一种压缩的艺术”,他敦促我们在这种视觉媒介中看到无尽的细节:图形、奇异、富有想象力和深刻的人性。这幅全面而富有洞察力的肖像画描绘了这位天赋异禀、无政府主义的插画家,精心记录了他的生活和黑色幽默的作品,从《垃圾桶孩子》的交易卡和他后来在《纽约客》上的漫画,到他因图形小说《MAUS》而获得的持久名声,在那里他将父母的大屠杀生存故事改编成一个以猫和老鼠为特色的普遍反法西斯寓言。这部纪录片完美地反映了它的主题,易于理解,有趣,并对现实进行了深刻的探索,以只有漫画才能捕捉到的方式捕捉到它。