Guns of the Trees

Feb 28, 1961

1h 25m

★ 7.1

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

NACG

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Cast

Barbara

Frances Stillman

Ben

Ben Carruthers

Gregory

Adolfas Mekas

Argus

Argus Spear Juillard

Frank

Frank Kuenstler

Luis

Louis Brigante

Sudie

Sudie Bond

Leonard

Leonard Hicks

Man Looking for Job

Melvin Clay

Man with Theorbo

George Maciunas

Girl on Swing

Tina Stoumen

Woman with Child

Barbara Tucker

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