Guns of the Trees (1961)
- NR
- 02/28/1961 (US)
- Drama
- 1h 25m
Don’t take the poet’s anger for hysterics. When you hear a poet shouting, think about your own existence which is in danger.
Overview
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.
Jonas Mekas
Director, WriterCast
Frances Stillman
Barbara
Ben Carruthers
Ben
Adolfas Mekas
Gregory
Argus Spear Juillard
Argus
Frank Kuenstler
Frank
Louis Brigante
Luis
Sudie Bond
Sudie
