Guns of the Trees

movie

Don’t take the poet’s anger for hysterics. When you hear a poet shouting, think about your own existence which is in danger.

Released February 28, 1961

Genres:

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.