

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."
Overview
A depressed woman, Barbara, is on the verge of suicide while a man she meets in a church and a married couple try to convince her that life is worth living.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
NACG
Key Crew

Jonas Mekas
Director

Jonas Mekas
Writer
Cast
Frances Stillman
Barbara

Ben Carruthers
Ben

Adolfas Mekas
Gregory
Argus Spear Juillard
Argus
Frank Kuenstler
Frank
Louis Brigante
Luis

Sudie Bond
Sudie
Leonard Hicks
Leonard
Melvin Clay
Man Looking for Job

George Maciunas
Man with Theorbo
Tina Stoumen
Girl on Swing
Barbara Tucker
Woman with Child

Allen Ginsberg
Self (voice)
Anne Flannagan
Pregnant Woman
Sterling Jensen
Mime II
Marvin Karpatkin
Man at the Desk
Stuart Perkoff
Poetry Reader
Jewel Walker
Mime I
Marjorie Walker
Office Woman