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Guns of the Trees

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Director: Jonas Mekas

Starring: Adolfas Mekas, Frances Stillman, Ben Carruthers, Argus Spear Juillard, Frank Kuenstler, Louis Brigante, Allen Ginsberg (narrator)

Year: 1961

Runtime: 75 mins.

Synopsis: A depressed woman, Barbara (Frances Stillman), is on the verge of suicide while a man (Adolfas Mekas) she meets in a church and a married couple (Ben Carruthers, Argus Spear Juillard) try to convince her that life is worth living.

DVD: Not Available. Print available for rental from the Film-makers’ Cooperative.

Official Website: None

Video: None

Reviews: Roger Ebert
New York Times (Eugene Archer) (registration req’d)
Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)

Tags: 1961