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Drama

The denotative aspects of drama from Aristotle's "Poetics" include a story development with a beginning, middle and an end. In the more conventional sense, dramatic presentations include the portrayal of characters, settings, life situations and stories in the course of a theatrical performance. In theatre, drama usually takes on the scope of dealing with matters of a serious nature. Drama is Alice's largest section and a treasure trove of great drama catering for every taste. The bulk of the "Drama" section (generally made since 1965 and include psychological dramas) is listed below, however you may also choose from the "Classic Drama" sub-section (generally made before 1965), in blue on left. Also helpful may be "Alices Playhouse", "True Stories" and "Shakespeare" features. Right: Scene from Kubrick's beautifully mounted "Barry Lyndon"

Happy As Lazzaro (2018)

7.6/10
Director: Alice Rohrwacher
Starring: Nicoletta Braschi, Adriano Tardiolo, Sergi Lopez, Alba Rohrwacher

Lazzaro, a good-hearted young peasant, and Tancredi, a young nobleman cursed by his imagination, form a life-altering bond when Tancredi asks Lazzaro... Read more

Happy End (2017)

6.8/10
Director: Michael Haneke
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Mathieu Kassovitz, Toby Jones, Laura V...

Although a middle-class family living in Calais deal with a series of setbacks, they pay little attention to the grim conditions in the refugee camps... Read more

Happy Endings (2005)

6.4/10
Director: Don Roos
Starring: Jesse Bradford, Laura Dern, Lisa Kudrow, Steve Coogan, Tom Arnold, Jason Ritter,...

A melee of dysfunctional relationships provide the impetus for three loosely interwoven darkly comic stories covering topics from sexual ambiguity to... Read more

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018)

6.4/10
Director: Ben Wheatley
Starring: Neil Maskell, Charles Dance, Bill Paterson

Colin hires a lavish country manor for his extended family to celebrate New Year. Unfortunately for Colin his position of power in the family is under... Read more

Happy Tears (2009)

5.2/10
Director: Mitchell Lichtenstein
Starring: Demi Moore, Ellen Barkin, Parker Posey, Rip Torn

Jayne (Parker Posey) and Laura (Demi Moore) are about to take on the first man they just might not be able to handle: their ailing father, Joe (Rip To... Read more

Happy, Happy (2010)

6.5/10
Director: Anne Sewitsky
Starring: Agnes Kittelsen, Henrik Rafaelsen, Joachim Rafaelsen, Maibritt Saerens

Anne Sewitsky directs this offbeat black comedy/drama from Norway. Family is the most important thing in the world to Kaja (Agnes Kittelsen). She is a... Read more

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)

7.3/10
Director: Takashi Miike
Starring: Koji Yakusho, Naoto Takenaka, Eita , Hikari Mitsushima, Ebizo Ichikawa, Munetaka...

Directed by Takashi Miike ("13 Assassins"), this remake of the 1962 film "Harakiri" relates the story of a mysterious samurai who arrives at the doors... Read more

Hard Candy (2005)

7.1/10
Director: David Slade
Starring: Patrick Wilson, Ellen Page, Sandra Oh, Odessa Rae, Gilbert John

14-year-old Hayley (Ellen Page) agrees to meet dodgy, 30-something fashion photographer, Jeff (Patrick Wilson), after chatting online. Following a ren... Read more

Hard Candy ( Blu-ray ) (2005)

7.1/10
Director: David Slade
Starring: Sandra Oh, Gilbert John, Ellen Page, Odessa Rae, Patrick Wilson

14-year-old Hayley (Ellen Page) agrees to meet dodgy, 30-something fashion photographer, Jeff (Patrick Wilson), after chatting online. Following a ren... Read more

Hard Eight (1996)

7.3/10
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Philip Baker Hall, John C Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow

Set in Las Vegas and Reno, the film takes place in a neon twilight zone where glitz and seediness meet. John C Reilly, a naive loser in desperate need... Read more