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"
Lady Chatterley (2006)
6.8/10
Director: Pascale Ferran
Starring: Jean-Louis Coulloc'h, Marina Hands, Hippolyte Girardot
The erotic D.H. Lawrence novel reaches the screen once more in this lush Belgian-French adaptation. The title heroine (Marina Hands), a beautiful 18th... Read more
Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)
5.1/10
Director: Just Jaeckin
Starring: Sylvia Kristel, Nicholas Clay, Shane Briant
Just Jaeckin, the controversial director of 'Emmanuelle', casts Sylvia Kristel as Lady Constance Chatterley, the protagonist of D.H. Lawrence's novel... Read more
Lady Macbeth (2016)
6.9/10
Director: William Oldroyd
Starring: Christopher Fairbank, Paul Hilton, Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis
In rural England, 1865, a woman who is trapped in a loveless marriage to a much older man begins a passionate affair with a man her own age. Read more
Lady Sings The Blues (1972)
7.1/10
Director: Sidney J Furie
Starring: Billy Dee Williams, Diana Ross, Richard Pryor
The story of the troubled life and career of the legendary Jazz singer, Billie Holiday. Nominated for 5 Academy Awards. Roger Ebert said of Diana Ross... Read more
Lakeview Terrace (2008)
6.1/10
Director: Neil LaBute
Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington, Ron Glass, Justin Chambers,...
Newlyweds Chris and Lisa are excited to be moving into the exclusive gated community of Lakeview Terrace, but they soon discover their neighbour, L.A.... Read more
Lamb (2021)
6.4/10
Starring: Noomi Rapace
A childless couple, María and Ingvar discover a mysterious newborn on their farm in Iceland. The unexpected prospect of family life brings them much j... Read more
Lancelot du Lac ( Lancelot of the Lake ) (1974)
7.1/10
Director: Robert Bresson
Starring: Luc Simon, Laura Duke Condomines
Aka 'Lancelot of the Lake.' This very unconventional take on the Arthurian legend has an emphasis on the clanking awkwardness of the knights in full a... Read more
Land (2021)
6.6/10
Director: Robin Wright
Starring: Robin Wright, Demian Bichir
Edee, in the aftermath of an unfathomable event, finds herself unable to stay connected to the world she once knew and in the face of that uncertainty... Read more
Land of Mine (2015)
7.8/10
Director: Martin Zandvliet
Starring: Joel Basman, Roland Moller, Louis Hofmann
After the Nazi surrender in May 1945, a unit of young Germans most barely out of their teens are put to work by their Allied captors. With minimal... Read more
Land of Plenty (2004)
6.5/10
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: John Diehl, Wendell Pierce, Shaun Toub, Michelle Williams, Richard Edson
Shot in 2003 on digital video in just 16 days, Wim Wenders meditates on the divided, anxious state of post-9/11 America via the relationship between t... Read more