Guns of the Trees (1961)
- Directed by
- Jonas Mekas
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 18 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two young couples in New York navigate personal and social struggles. The film interweaves their stories with poetry readings and folk music.
meditativemelancholicpoeticintimateslow-pacedreflectivebleakexperimental
What happens
Guns of the Trees is a 1962 American black-and-white film by Jonas Mekas. It follows two young couples – Barbara and Gregory (Frances Stillman and Adolfas Mekas) and Argus and Ben (Argus Spear Juillard and Ben Carruthers). The film features an original musical score by Lucia Dlugoszewski and also folk songs by Sara Wiley, Caither Wiley and Tom Sankey. It also features Allen Ginsberg reading his poetry. George Maciunas makes a short appearance in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Two Among Millions (1961)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.