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"
The Apprentice (2024)
7.1/10
Director: Ali Abbasi
Starring: Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova, Charlie Cox, Martin Donovan
A young Donald Trump, eager to make his name as the hungry second son of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of cutthroat lawyer... Read more
The Apprentice (Blu-ray) (2024)
7.1/10
Director: Ali Abbasi
Starring: Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova, Charlie Cox, Martin Donovan
A young Donald Trump, eager to make his name as the hungry second son of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of cutthroat lawyer... Read more
The Architect (2006)
5.6/10
Director: Matt Tauber
Starring: Anthony LaPaglia, Viola Davis, Isabella Rossellini, Hayden Panettiere, Sebastian...
Anthony LaPaglia plays architect Leo Waters, living an outwardly perfect life in the suburbs, while on the East Side of Chicago the residents in one o... Read more
The Army of Crime (2009)
Director: Robert Guediguian
Starring: Virginie Ledoyen, Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Yann Tregouet, Lola N...
French World War II drama chronicling the famous 1944 'Red Poster' case, in which a group of foreign partisans defied French apathy to form their own... Read more
The Art of Getting By (2011)
6.6/10
Director: Gavin Wiesen
Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Rita Wilson, Michael Angarano, Blair Underwood, Freddie High...
Fatalistic teenager George Zingavoy is a master at just barely getting by. In fact, he's practically turned it into an art form - making it through th... Read more
The Art of Getting By ( Blu-ray ) (2011)
6.6/10
Director: Gavin Wiesen
Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Rita Wilson, Michael Angarano, Blair Underwood, Freddie High...
Fatalistic teenager George Zingavoy is a master at just barely getting by. In fact, he's practically turned it into an art form - making it through th... Read more
The Artist (2011)
7.9/10
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Starring: James Cromwell, John Goodman, Penelope Ann Miller, Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo
Five Academy Awards - including Best Picture, Director, and Actor - went to this magical, mostly silent seriocomedy set in 1927 Hollywood. As screen i... Read more
The Artist (Blu-ray) (2011)
7.9/10
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Starring: James Cromwell, John Goodman, Penelope Ann Miller, Berenice Bejo, Jean Dujardin
Five Academy Awards--including Best Picture, Director, and Actor--went to this magical, mostly silent seriocomedy set in 1927 Hollywood. As screen ido... Read more
The Artist and the Model (2012)
6.6/10
Director: Fernando Trueba
Starring: Jean Rochefort, Claudia Cardinale
Marc Cros, an elderly sculptor, lives with his wife Lea in the south of France, safe from the War that rages in the distance. He seems to have reached... Read more
The Aspern Papers (2018)
4.4/10
Director: Julien Landais
Starring: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson
In 19th-century Venice, Italy, ambitious editor Morton Vint tries to get his hands on poet Jeffrey Aspern's romantic letters to Juliana Bordereau -- h... Read more