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.

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

Stars: Frances Stillman, Ben Carruthers, Adolfas Mekas, Argus Spear Juillard, Frank Kuenstler

Release Date: 1961-02-28

Country: United States of America

Ratings: 7.306 / 10 (18 votes)

Runtime: 85 mins