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"
Renoir (2012)
6.6/10
Director: Gilles Bourdos
Starring: Michel Bouquet, Christa Theret, Vincent Rottiers, Thomas Doret, Romane Bohringer
Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renoir, son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre-Auguste, returns home to convalesce after being... Read more
Replicas (2019)
5.5/10
Director: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Alice Eve, Thomas Middleditch
A daring synthetic biologist, after a car accident kills his family, will stop at nothing to bring them back, even if it means pitting himself against... Read more
Reprise (2006)
7.4/10
Director: Joachim Trier
Starring: Anders Danielsen Lie, Espen Klouman-Hoiner, Viktoria Winge
The freewheeling passion of youth and the unpredictable perils of fate are the subject of Joachim Trier's lean and kinetic journey through friendship,... Read more
Repulsion (1965)
7.8/10
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Renee Houston, Patrick Wymark, Yvonn...
Roman Polanski followed up his international breakthrough "Knife in the Water" with this controversial, chilling tale of psychosis. Catherine Deneuve... Read more
Requiem (2006)
7/10
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid
Starring: Imogen Kogge, Anna Blomeier, Sandra Huller, Burghart Klaussner
Based on the same tragic story that inspired "The Exorcism of Emily Rose," this searing psychological drama from Germany finds college freshman Michae... Read more
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
8.3/10
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Jared Leto, Marlon Wayans, Jennifer Connelly, Ellen Burstyn
As powerful an anti-drug statement as it is a drama, director Aronofsky's ('Pi') visually hypnotic film graphically tracks the downward spiral of four... Read more
Requiem For A Heavyweight (1962)
7.9/10
Director: Ralph Nelson
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris, Muhammad Ali
This hard-hitting drama writen by Rod Serling stars Anthony Quinn as faded boxer Mountain Rivera, facing the end of his career after 17 years in the... Read more
Requiem For A Village (Blu-ray) (1976)
6.9/10
Director: David Gladwell
The idyllic, rural past of a Suffolk village comes to life through the memories of an old man who tends a country graveyard, in this extraordinary fil... Read more
Rescue Dawn (2007)
7.8/10
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies, Pat Healy
Revisiting the subject he covered in the engrossing documentary 'Little Dieter Needs to Fly', director Werner Herzog's compelling drama boasts a stirr... Read more
Rescue Dawn (Blu-ray) (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Christian Bale, Jeremy Davies, Steve Zahn
During the Vietnam War, Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale), a U.S. fighter pilot, is shot down over Laos and taken captive by enemy soldiers. Interned in... Read more