Guns of the Trees
1961·1h 25m·7.3/ 10·18 votes
“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.
Directed by Jonas Mekas
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Jonas Mekas - Guns of the Trees (trailer)