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"
Melinda and Melinda (2004)
6.5/10
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Chloe Sevigny, Jonny Lee Miller, Radha Mitchell, Wallace Shawn, Will Ferrell, Am...
Can any story be comic or tragic depending on the telling? Woody Allen's innovative new film alternates between two versions of the same story - one... Read more
Melissa (1997)
7.1/10
Director: Bill Anderson
Starring: Adrian Dunbar, Jennifer Ehle, Julie Walters, Tim Dutton
Award-winning war correspondent Guy Foster, distraught after the loss of his first wife, joins a cruise to Cape Town, where he meets beautiful and mys... Read more
Melo (1986)
8.1/10
Director: Alain Resnais
Starring: Andre Dussollier, Fanny Ardant, Pierre Arditi, Sabine Azema, Jacques Dacqmine, C...
Known for stylistically adventurous films like "Last Year at Marienbad", French director Alain Resnais transitions to a self-conciously subdued form i... Read more
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
7.4/10
Director: Rob Marshall
Starring: Zhang Ziyi, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Koji Yakusho, Youki Kudoh, Gong Li
Adapted from Arthur Golden's best-selling novel, nine-year-old Chiyo is sold into servitude at a geisha house in 1930s Kyoto. However the head geisha... Read more
Memoria (2021)
6.6/10
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Starring: Tilda Swinton
A woman from Scotland, while traveling in Colombia, begins to notice strange sounds. Soon she begins to think about their appearance. Read more
Memoria (Blu-ray) (2021)
6.6/10
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Starring: Tilda Swinton
A woman from Scotland, while traveling in Colombia, begins to notice strange sounds. Soon she begins to think about their appearance. Read more
Men (2022)
6.1/10
Director: Alex Garland
Starring: Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear
A young woman goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside following the death of her ex-husband. Read more
Men of Honour (2000)
Director: George Tillman Jr
Starring: Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding Jr, Charlize Theron, Powers Boothe
This is the true story of Carl Brashear, the first black member of the U.S. Navy's deep sea diving team. Cuba Gooding Jr. plays Brashear, the Navy rec... Read more
Men of Honour ( Blu-ray ) (2000)
Director: George Tillman Jr
Starring: Charlize Theron, Cuba Gooding Jr, David Keith, Hal Holbrook, Michael Rapaport, P...
This is the true story of Carl Brashear, the first black member of the U.S. Navy's deep sea diving team. Cuba Gooding Jr. plays Brashear, the Navy rec... Read more
Men's Group (2008)
7/10
Director: Michael Joy
Starring: Grant Dodwell, Don Reid, Paul Gleeson, Steve Rodgers, Steve Le Marquand, Paul Ta...
A fresh and powerful look at the modern male psyche, largely improvised by its Australian cast, this independent drama revolves around a group of men... Read more