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"
My Tehran for Sale (2009)
6.5/10
Director: Granaz Moussavi
Starring: Asha Mehrabi, Amir Chegini, Mobina Karimi, Marzieh Vafamehr
Marzieh is a young female actress living in Tehran. The authorities ban her theatre work and, like many young people in Iran, she is forced to lead a... Read more
My Twentieth Century (1989)
7.1/10
Director: Ildikó Enyedi
Two twin sisters, who grew up separately, Dóra, a pseudo-aristocrat, and Lili, an anarchist bomber, are reunited through Z, a mysterious traveller of... Read more
My Way (2011)
7.8/10
Director: Je-kyu Kang
Starring: Jo Odagiri, Dong-gun Jang
Aspiring (and rival) marathon runners Jun-shik (Dong-gun Jang) and Tatsuo (Jo Odagiri) must put their dreams of glory on hold when they are conscripte... Read more
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
7/10
Director: Simon Curtis
Starring: Judi Dench, Julia Ormond, Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Williams, Zoe Wanamaker, Emm...
As screen sex goddess Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams) and revered actor/director Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh) clash while working together on... Read more
My Week with Marilyn (Blu-ray) (2011)
6.9/10
Director: Simon Curtis
Starring: Judi Dench, Julia Ormond, Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Williams, Zoe Wanamaker, Emm...
As screen sex goddess Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams) and revered actor/director Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh) clash while working together on... Read more
My Year Without Sex (2009)
5.8/10
Director: Sarah Watt
Starring: Matt Day, Sacha Horler, Sonya Suares
A kind of love story about a family dealing with all the big questions and even more of the small ones. Set over one messy year, Ross (Matt Day) and N... Read more
Myn Bala: Warriors of the Steppe (2012)
Director: Akan Satayev
Starring: Kuralay Anarbekova, Aliya Anuarbek, Aliya Telebarisova
Director Akan Satayev's 'Myn Bala' (one thousand boys) is the epic story of a group of young rebels who rose up against a brutal Mongol army occupying... Read more
Mysteries of Lisbon (2010)
7.5/10
Director: Raoul Ruiz
Starring: Melvil Poupaud, Clotilde Hesme, Lea Seydoux, Adriano Luz, Maria Joao Bastos, Ric...
Raul Ruiz's masterful adaptation of the eponymous nineteenth-century Portuguese novel by Camilo Castelo Branco evokes the complex intertwined narrativ... Read more
Mysterious Skin (2004)
7.7/10
Director: Gregg Araki
Starring: Bill Sage, Elisabeth Shue, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michelle Trachtenberg, Brady Co...
Based on Scott Heim's novel, Gregg Araki's powerful drama sees two young men uncover a shared secret from their past. Brian (Brady Corbet) was just e... Read more
Mystery Road (2013)
6.5/10
Director: Ivan Sen
Starring: Bruce Spence, David Field, Hugo Weaving, Jack Thompson, Tony Barry, Zoe Carides,...
Indigenous cowboy detective Jay Swan (Aaron Pedersen) returns to his outback home town to solve the murder of a teenage girl, whose body is found unde... Read more