BASIC TRAINING follows a company of draftees and enlisted men through the nine weeks of the basic 　　training cycle. The varieties of training techniques used by the army in converting civilians to soldiers are 　　illustrated in scenes of drills, M-16 and bayonet use, gas chamber, mines, night crawl, infiltration course and 　　the many forms of ideological training familiar to millions of men and women who have served in the armed 　　forces.

BASIC TRAINING follows a company of draftees and enlisted men through the nine weeks of the basic 　　training cycle. The varieties of training techniques used by the army in converting civilians to soldiers are 　　illustrated in scenes of drills, M-16 and bayonet use, gas chamber, mines, night crawl, infiltration course and 　　the many forms of ideological training familiar to millions of men and women who have served in the armed 　　forces.

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玛格丽特·杜拉斯 谈论她的作品“写作”，纪录片，时长43分钟，彩色，video。

玛格丽特·杜拉斯 谈论她的作品“写作”，纪录片，时长43分钟，彩色，video。

"Visual Training" is a short 1969 experimental film from the Netherlands. The film looks so ahead of its time, with its goth makeup and gritty look. I wonder if Marylin Manson or the band the Misfits have ever seen Visual Training? A man and two topless ladies sit at a table and eat. They grotesquely smear food on one another. The one girl is blindfolded and covered with baking powder by the guy. The screen sometimes turns black, as the camera cuts fast between shots. When the camera zooms in on the actor's face, it looks as if he's staring right at the viewer. The one girl's nude body is used as a canvas for body food art. Frans Zwartjes has a created a rare short film that's unique for viewers. It's like a mild version of the "Vienna Aktionists" for the surreal at heart.

It's a sound film of a crowing rooster from 1905, which sounds very odd. What's even odder is that it's a Gaumont short, and not a Pathe short, since the crowing rooster was the Pathe symbol and mascot.... a cute joke and they must have giggled about it at the front office.

"Visual Training" is a short 1969 experimental film from the Netherlands. The film looks so ahead of its time, with its goth makeup and gritty look. I wonder if Marylin Manson or the band the Misfits have ever seen Visual Training? A man and two topless ladies sit at a table and eat. They grotesquely smear food on one another. The one girl is blindfolded and covered with baking powder by the guy. The screen sometimes turns black, as the camera cuts fast between shots. When the camera zooms in on the actor's face, it looks as if he's staring right at the viewer. The one girl's nude body is used as a canvas for body food art. Frans Zwartjes has a created a rare short film that's unique for viewers. It's like a mild version of the "Vienna Aktionists" for the surreal at heart.