Guns of the Trees
1961
7.3 (18)
1 hr 25 min
Don’t take the poet’s anger for hysterics. When you hear a poet shouting, think about your own existence which is in danger.
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.
Top Cast
Frances Stillman as Barbara
Ben Carruthers as Ben
Adolfas Mekas as Gregory
Argus Spear Juillard as Argus
Frank Kuenstler as Frank
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