主演：David Attenborough
导演：未知
类型：纪录片 记录 地区：英国 年份：2015
简介：BirdsofparadiseareoneofDavidAttenborough'slifelongpassions.Hewasthefirsttofilmmanyoftheirbeautifulandoftenbizarredisplays,andoverhislifetimehehastrackedthemalloverthejunglesofNewGuinea.Inthisverypersonalfilm,heuncoverstheremarkablestoryofhowthese'birdsfromparadise'havecaptivatedexplorers,naturalists,artists,film-makersandevenroyalty.Heexploresthemythssurroundingtheirdiscovery500yearsago,thelatestextraordinarybehaviourcapturedoncameraandrevealsthescientifictruthbehindtheirbeauty:theevolutionoftheirspectacularappearancehasinfactbeendrivenbysex.Andinafinalcontemporarytwisttothisstoryofobsessionandroyalty,hetravelstothedesertofQatar,toastate-of-the-artfacilitywhichhousesthelargestbreedinggroupofthesebirdsintheworld-asheikh'sveryownprivatecollection.Therehehashisclosesteverencounterwithagreaterbirdofparadiseanditsdramaticdisplay,relivingtheexperiencethatcaptivatedhimintheforestsofNewGuineamorethan50yearsago.'Formebirdsofparadisearethemostromanticandglamorousbirdsintheworld.AndthisisafilmIhavewantedtomakefor40years.'-SirDavidAttenborough.