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Guns of the Trees (1961)
Directed by Jonas Mekas
“Don’t take the poet’s anger for hysterics. When you hear a poet shouting, think about your own existence which is in danger.”
Drama · 1h 25m
Barbara, a young woman consumed by despair, contemplates suicide, while a man she meets in a church and a married couple struggle to persuade her that life is still worth living. Mekas’s film weaves this intimate drama into a larger reflection on alienation, politics, and the turbulence of early 1960s America.
Cast
F
Frances Stillman
Barbara
B
Ben Carruthers
Ben
A
Adolfas Mekas
Gregory
A
Argus Spear Juillard
Argus
F
Frank Kuenstler
Frank
L
Louis Brigante
Luis
Sudie Bond
Sudie
L
Leonard Hicks
Leonard
M
Melvin Clay
Man Looking for Job
George Maciunas
Man with Theorbo
T
Tina Stoumen
Girl on Swing
B
Barbara Tucker
Woman with Child
Crew
- Director
- Jonas Mekas
- Writer
- Jonas Mekas
- Editor
- Jonas Mekas
Details
- Release date
- 1961-06-17
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- NACG