Stanley Kubrick – Day of the Fight

Posted by Ajit on June 29, 2006. Comment 

Stanley Kubrick – Day of the Fight

One of Kubrick’s early films, a documentary on a boxer during fight day. What was interesting to me is how much the documentary style has changed. This film and many others from its time had a strong voice-over presence, most likely a man’s voice combined with some sharp writing. Voice-over now has to play in the background, talking in first person, spitting out facts.

But the voice-over in the Day of the Fight has a lot of personality from someone we will never see. He is constantly playing with words, telling you how to feel, telling you what the subject is feeling.

Watch it – via Daring Fireball

Filed Under Documentary, Guys World, Ham it up, Old School, Portraits, Sports, Trying Really Hard

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