Drama · United States of America · 1961 · 1h 25m

Guns of the Trees

Guns of the Trees poster
Director
Jonas Mekas
Cast
Frances Stillman as Barbara Ben Carruthers as Ben Adolfas Mekas as Gregory Argus Spear Juillard as Argus Frank Kuenstler as Frank Louis Brigante as Luis
Crew
Jonas Mekas — Editor Jonas Mekas — Writer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Guns of the Trees — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
suicide
Key Collaborators
Jonas Mekas Director Jonas Mekas Editor Jonas Mekas Writer
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