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"
Michael Douglas is an idealistic judge who's fed up with having to release rapists and murderers due to legal loopholes and technicalities until he di... Read more
Writer and first-time director Tom McCarthy's poignant comedy-drama centers on Finbar McBride (Peter Dinklage), a depressed dwarf who inherits and mov... Read more
A wonderful story of the friendship that grows between a young carbiniere and the two abused children he is escorting from Milan to a foster home in P... Read more
A sincere adaptation of Margaret Laurence's novel, spanning the life of Hagar (Ellen Burstyn), a feisty 90-year-old who, when taken to look at rest ho... Read more
Top detective Lou Torrey is transferred to Los Angeles and uncovers a plot by a Sicilian mafioso to use Vietnam War veterans to murder all his enemies... Read more
University professor, Alceo, teaches History of Terrorism, and draws from personal experience having lost both legs in the American Embassy bombing in... Read more
In a world of secrecy, corruption and injustice, a single courageous voice can tell a true story that changes everything. This is what lies at the hea... Read more
New to DVD: Gillian Armstrong reflects on the making of Love, Lust & Lies and its preceding documentaries—five films spanning more than thirty years w... Read more
Driven by lust and determined to explore his erotic obsessions, Richard O. (Mathieu Amalric) wanders the sun-soaked streets of Paris, indulging in eve... Read more
Telling the biblical story of Ruth the Moabite who, after the death of her husband, accompanies her mother-in-law when she returns to her homeland of... Read more