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"
Oliver Twist (BBC) (1985)
6.9/10
Director: Gareth Davis
Starring: Eric Porter, Lysette Anthony, Michael Attwell, Pip Donaghy, Scott Funnell
Exceptional BBC mini-series adaptation of Dickens' timeless tale, the story of the poor boy who asked for more. Born into a miserable workhouse orphan... Read more
Oliver Twist (BBC) (2007)
6.9/10
Director: Coky Giedroyc
Starring: Anna Massey, Edward Fox, John Sessions, Timothy Spall, Tom Hardy, Gregor Fisher,...
This gripping take on Charles Dickens' classic remains faithful to the spirit of the novel whilst delivering a modern, thrilling, tragic and occasiona... Read more
Olivier Olivier (1993)
7.6/10
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Starring: Francois Cluzet, Brigitte Rouan, Gregoire Colin
A brooding, based-on-fact account of a country couple whose young son mysteriously disappears. Six years later he 'reappears' but is no longer the spe... Read more
Omagh (2004)
7.3/10
Director: Pete Travis
Starring: Brenda Fricker, Gerard McSorley
Director Pete Travis' extraordinary made-for-televison drama examines the human cost to those who survived the IRA bombing in Omagh on 15th August 199... Read more
Omar (2013)
7.6/10
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Starring: Adam Bakri, Leem Lubany, Samer Bisharat
Like the Palestinian towns across the West Bank split by high Israeli walls, Omar (Adam Bakri) is a divided man. A baker by trade he must scale the co... Read more
On A Clear Day (2005)
7/10
Director: Gaby Dellal
Starring: Peter Mullan, Brenda Blethyn, Sean McGinley, Jamie Sives, Benedict Wong, Billy B...
Made redundant after a lifetime's work in the Glasgow shipyards, Frank (Peter Mullan) feels lost and discarded. His wife (Brenda Blethyn) and son are... Read more
On Air (2012)
6.3/10
Director: Pierre Pinaud
Starring: Karin Viard, Nicolas Duvauchelle
A.k.a. "Parlez-moi de vous". 40-year-old Claire Martin (Karin Viard) is the most famous voice in France. As 'Mélina', host of an evening radio program... Read more
On Chesil Beach (2017)
6.3/10
Director: Dominic Cooke
Starring: Emily Watson, Samuel West, Anne-Marie Duff, Saoirse Ronan, Adrian Scarborough, B...
In 1962, newlyweds Edward and Florence, both in their early 20s and also both virgins, spend their honeymoon preoccupied and terrified by the upcoming... Read more
On Golden Pond (1981)
7.7/10
Director: Mark Rydell
Starring: Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Doug McKeon, Dabney Coleman
Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn play an aging married couple, Norman and Ethel Thayer, spending a dramatic summer in the woods. Their estranged daug... Read more
On My Way (2013)
6.4/10
Director: Emmanuelle Bercot
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Nemo Schiffman, Gerard Garouste, Camille , Paul Hamy, Mylene...
Deneuve plays over-60 ex-beauty queen Bettie. Jilted by her lover, harangued by her busybody mother, and about to lose the family seafood restaurant,... Read more