
Film
Guns of the Trees
1961 · 1h 25m · Drama
Don’t take the poet’s anger for hysterics. When you hear a poet shouting, think about your own existence which is in danger.
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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.
Cast
Frances Stillman
Barbara
Ben Carruthers
Ben

Adolfas Mekas
Gregory
Argus Spear Juillard
Argus
Frank Kuenstler
Frank
Louis Brigante
Luis

Sudie Bond
Sudie
Leonard Hicks
Leonard
Melvin Clay
Man Looking for Job

George Maciunas
Man with Theorbo
Tina Stoumen
Girl on Swing
Barbara Tucker
Woman with Child

Allen Ginsberg
Self (voice)
Anne Flannagan
Pregnant Woman
Sterling Jensen
Mime II
Marvin Karpatkin
Man at the Desk
Crew
- Jonas MekasDirector · Writer · Editor
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 28, 1961
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Drama
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