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 Salzburg Connection (1972)
5.2/10
Director: Lee H Katzin
Starring: Anna Karina, Barry Newman, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Udo Kier
An American lawyer on vacation in Europe is asked by a book publisher to stop by the Austrian town of Salzburg to see a photographer who's taking pict... Read more
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
7.7/10
Director: Robert Wise
Starring: Candice Bergen, Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna, Steve McQueen
This compelling drama features a splendid performance by Steve McQueen as a jaded sailor on an American gunboat on the Yangtze River in 1926. His incr... Read more
The Sapphires (2012)
7.1/10
Director: Wayne Blair
Starring: Deborah Mailman, Chris O'Dowd, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens, Miranda Tapsell
1968. Four young women from a remote Aboriginal mission, sisters Gail, Julie and Cynthia, together with their cousin Kay, are discovered by Dave, a do... Read more
The Sapphires ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.1/10
Director: Wayne Blair
Starring: Deborah Mailman, Chris O'Dowd, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens, Miranda Tapsell
1968. Four young women from a remote Aboriginal mission, sisters Gail, Julie and Cynthia, together with their cousin Kay, are discovered by Dave, a do... Read more
The Saragossa Manuscript (Blu-ray) (1965)
7.8/10
Director: Wojciech Has
Starring: Zbigniew Cybulski
Upon finding a book that relates his grandfather's story, an officer ventures through Spain meeting a wide array of characters, most of whom have a st... Read more
The Savage Innocents (1959)
7.2/10
Director: Nicholas Ray
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, Yoko Tani
Nicholas Ray's remarkable film is at last available on DVD in a sumptuous, uncut print. Anthony Quinn stars as Inuk, an Eskimo whose daily routine is... Read more
The Savages (2007)
7.2/10
Director: Tamara Jenkins
Starring: Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman, David Zayas
Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman play estranged siblings who are forced to deal with each other when their elderly father's dementia proves too... Read more
The Scapegoat (2012)
7.2/10
Director: Charles Sturridge
Starring: Eileen Atkins, Jodhi May, Matthew Rhys, Anton Lesser, Sheridan Smith, Sylvie Tes...
Set in 1952, as Britain prepares for the coronation, 'The Scapegoat' tells the provocative story of two very different men who have one thing in commo... Read more
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982)
7.7/10
Director: Clive Donner
Starring: Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Ian McKellen
Anthony Andrews makes a dashing hero leading a double life aiding French revolutionaries while posing as a foppish member of British society. Jane Sey... Read more
The Scarlet Tunic (1998)
5.5/10
Director: Stuart St Paul
Starring: Jean-Marc Barr, Emma Fielding, Jack Shepherd, John Sessions, Simon Callow, Lynda...
A romantic re-working of a Thomas Hardy short story (The Melancholy Hussar) with a tale of doomed love and passion set in the beauty of Dorset. Desert... Read more