Product Details

• Directors: Kim MacQuarrie
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Pbs Home Video
• VHS Release Date: August 4, 1998
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0780618882
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #270,870 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Along the eastern base of the Peruvian Andes is a great river named MANU, the life blood of one of the world's greatest secrets - the Manu Biosphere Reserve. This Eden is the richest Amazonian wilderness on earth. As mist rises off the great river, howler monkeys issue a wake up call it is morning in the rain forest. Hundreds of parrots form a brilliant kaleidoscope upon the clay licks they feast upon. Giant otters take their first swim in the cool waters while sloths get a slow start on their day underneath the mystical canopy. Come discover what that day will bring in this tropical paradise where 90 percent of the flora and fauna have yet to be identified. Come discover the mysteries of MANU.

Narrated by Edward James Olmos

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A true feel for Manu, August 17, 2000

By 

Jon Johanson (Somerville, Ma USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Living Edens: Manu [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video allows the viewer to get a true feel for the rain forest region of Peru. While an actual visit to the Manu gives the traveler a sensory overload missing as much as one sees-this video highlights the natural beauty and diversity that makes this region so incredible. From flocks of macaws to the river otters the photography captures the essence of why this area is a true "Living Eden".

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Film, March 21, 2010

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Girl from Peru (Miami Beach, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Living Edens: Manu [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a beautifully-made film. Great cinematography. Great footage. My husband and I visited Manu National Park in Peru
last year, which is one of the wonders of the world. I would say that this film captures the spirit of the untouched
rainforest in that area. Also, some of the best footage of a Harpy Eagle growing up and fledging I have ever seen, not to
mention jaguars, tapir, scads of monkeys, giant otters, sloths, etc. I also loved the musical score.

3.0 out of 5 stars not for young kids, March 9, 2007

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E. Holmes (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Living Edens: Manu [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a decent documentary on an Amazonian rain forest. It shows lots of wildlife and has some interesting footage, particularly of the Harpie Eagle. There is also fairly good footage of sloths, spider monkeys, peccaries, jaguars, howler monkeys, parrots, a taper, and some rodents that aren't in N. America. However, note that part of the theme is predators and prey. There are lots of shots of things getting eaten or dying. In particular, the shots of baby monkeys getting eaten were hard for my 5 year old to take (the 9 yr old was fine however).