Day of the Fight
Dir: Stanley Kubrick
1951
****
Day of the Fight is a great little slice of life filmed beautifully by Stanley Kubrick. It really was like one of his early photographs come to life (if you've not seen Kubrick's photography of the 40s/50s I suggest you buy his book). The Black and White photography is brilliant with the backdrop of 1950's New York and I'm sure Martin Scorsese had this film in mind when making Raging Bull. This is Black and White documentary at it's most beautiful.