Guns of the Trees (1961)
Don’t take the poet’s anger for hysterics. When you hear a poet shouting, think about your own existence which is in danger.
85 min
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.
- Release date
- February 28, 1961
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Lucille Dlugoszewski
Trailer
Cast
- Adolfas Mekas as Gregory
- Frances Stillman as Barbara
- Ben Carruthers as Ben
- Argus Spear Juillard as Argus
- Frank Kuenstler as Frank
- Louis Brigante as Luis
- Sudie Bond as Sudie
- Melvin Clay as Man Looking for Job
- Anne Flannagan as Pregnant Woman
- Leonard Hicks as Leonard
Crew
- Jonas Mekas · Director
- Jonas Mekas · Writer
- Jonas Mekas · Producer
- Lucille Dlugoszewski · Composer
- Jonas Mekas · Cinematographer
- Sheldon Rochlin · Cinematographer
- Jonas Mekas · Editor