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"
Thirty-year-old Antoine thought he had left the family business far behind when he moved to the big city, but after his father suffers a heart attack... Read more
Working a beat on the Irish coast, Sgt. Gerry Boyle (Brendan Gleeson) experiences some culture shock when he is assigned a black American partner (Don... Read more
Working a beat on the Irish coast, Sgt. Gerry Boyle (Brendan Gleeson) experiences some culture shock when he is assigned a black American partner (Don... Read more
Kevin Costner plays a decorated coast guard, devastated and haunted by the deaths of his colleagues in a job gone bad off Alaska. Removed from active... Read more
In 1946 a London-based writer begins exchanging letters with residents on the island of Guernsey, which was German-occupied during WWII. Feeling compe... Read more
Told that an inoperable illness has left her with two months to live, Melody (Saffron Burrows) is shocked out of her complacency, moving to an apartme... Read more
From the director of Taken comes The Gunman, a pulse-pounding action thriller starring two-time Academy Award winner Sean Penn. Its been eight yea... Read more
A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her. Read more
The untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a person who observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards the diffi... Read more
Jimmy Cliff is Ivan, a country boy who comes to the city to make a record and get his share of that pie up in the sky. But it isn't until he shoots a... Read more