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"
Te Rua (1991)
8/10
Director: Barry Barclay
Starring: Donna Akersten, Stuart Devenie, Vanessa Rare, Wi Kuki Kaa, Gunter Meisner, Nissi...
A hundred years after the theft from New Zealand of three irreplaceable tribal carvings, two members of the Maori tribe decide it's time for ancient g... Read more
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
6.9/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Cher , Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith, Lily Tomlin, Baird Wallace, Cha...
This poignant autobiographical tale from director Franco Zeffirelli is set in Florence, Italy and covers the years 1935 to 1945 in the life of a boy n... Read more
Teacher (2019)
6.5/10
Director: Adam Dick
Starring: David Dastmalchian, Kevin Pollak
Haunted by painful memories of his past and in the middle of a bitter divorce, high school English teacher James Lewis' only source of stability is in... Read more
Tears for Sale (2008)
6.9/10
Director: Uros Stojanovic
Starring: Sonja Kolacaric, Stefan Kapicic, Katarina Radivojevic
Set in the first half of the 20th century, the story follows the journey of two sisters, Mala Boginja and Ognjenka. The little village where the siste... Read more
Ted K (2021)
6/10
Director: Tony Stone
Starring: Sharlto Copley
Ted K lives a life of almost complete seclusion in a simple wooden cabin in the mountains of Montana. But then this former university professor, who d... Read more
Tehran Taxi (2015)
Director: Jafar Panahi
Starring: Jafar Panahi
The great Iranian director Jafar Panahi (Offside, The Circle) has never let being barred from filmmaking stop him. For the third time since the ban wa... Read more
Tell It To The Bees (2018)
5.9/10
Director: Annabel Jankel
Starring: Anna Paquin, Billy Boyd
A single mother Lydia (Holliday Grainger) who is abandoned by her husband, meets the small village's Doctor Jean Markham (Anna Paquin) who has recentl... Read more
Tell Them Willie Boy is Here (1969)
6.4/10
Director: Abraham Polonsky
Starring: Katharine Ross, Robert Blake, Robert Redford, Susan Clark
Filmmaker Abraham Polonsky had an interesting life outside of Hollywood, working for the OSS (the CIA's precursor) during WWII and then being turned o... Read more
Telstar (2008)
6.5/10
Director: Nick Moran
Starring: Con O'Neill, Kevin Spacey, Pam Ferris
A music-infused drama about Joe Meek, the flamboyantly gay, tone deaf, songwriter-producer behind the '60s hits "Have I the Right," "Just Like Eddie,"... Read more
Temple Grandin (2010)
8.3/10
Director: Mick Jackson
Starring: Catherine O'Hara, Claire Danes, David Strathairn, Julia Ormond
Claire Danes gives a powerful, Emmy-winning performance in the role of Temple Grandin, the young, high-functioning autistic woman who faces misunderst... Read more