Guns of the Trees

Don’t take the poet’s anger for hysterics. When you hear a poet shouting, think about your own existence which is in danger.

Guns of the Trees

1961 1h 25m 7.3
Drama
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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

Adolfas Mekas

Adolfas Mekas

Gregory

A

Argus Spear Juillard

Argus

F

Frank Kuenstler

Frank

L

Louis Brigante

Luis

Sudie Bond

Sudie Bond

Sudie

L

Leonard Hicks

Leonard

M

Melvin Clay

Man Looking for Job

George Maciunas

George Maciunas

Man with Theorbo

T

Tina Stoumen

Girl on Swing

B

Barbara Tucker

Woman with Child

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