🎬 Drama

Guns of the Trees

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

⭐ 7.3/10 1961 1h 25m Dir. Jonas Mekas

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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.

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7.3/10 18 votes

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Year
1961
Runtime
1h 25m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.3/10
Votes
18
Genre
Drama
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎬 Jonas Mekas 👤 Frances Stillman 👤 Ben Carruthers 👤 Adolfas Mekas
new york city suicide

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Questions about Guns of the Trees

Guns of the Trees has a runtime of 1h 25m (1 hour and 25 minutes).
Guns of the Trees was directed by Jonas Mekas and released in 1961.
Guns of the Trees is a Drama film (1961).
The cast of Guns of the Trees includes Frances Stillman, Ben Carruthers, Adolfas Mekas, Argus Spear Juillard, Frank Kuenstler.
Guns of the Trees has a TMDB rating of 7.3/10 based on 18 votes.

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