Guns of the Trees (1961)

7.3/10 85 min Drama

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

Adolfas Mekas

Gregory

Sudie Bond

Sudie

George Maciunas

Man with Theorbo

Allen Ginsberg

Self (voice)

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