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 Wild One (1953)
6.9/10
Director: Laslo Benedek
Starring: Marlon Brando, Mary Murphy, Robert Keith, Lee Marvin
Marlon Brando is Johnny, the leader of a vicious biker gang which invades a small, sleepy California town. The leather-jacketed biker seems bent on de... Read more
The Wild Party (1975)
5.5/10
Director: James Ivory
Starring: James Coco, Raquel Welch, Perry King
With the arrival of talking pictures, a silent film comedian (a Fatty Arbuckle-type) throws a lavish party to try and save his failing career. His pla... Read more
The Wind and the Lion (1975)
7/10
Director: John Milius
Starring: Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith
A good adventure tale, set around the turn of the century which sees Candice Bergen as a kidnapped American and Sean Connery as a Berber bandit who ex... Read more
The Wind Journeys (2009)
7.4/10
Director: Ciro Guerra
Starring: Marciano Martinez
A Colombian accordion player (Marciano Martinez) believes he must give up the instrument after the death of his wife. Legend has it that the device or... Read more
The Wind That Shakes The Barley (2006)
7.5/10
Director: Ken Loach
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Padraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Orla Fitzgerald, Mary Riordan,...
Ken Loach takes on the Irish-English conflict through a story of two brothers who wind up on differing sides of a philosophical divide after joining i... Read more
The Winner (1997)
6.3/10
Director: Alex Cox
Starring: Rebecca De Mornay, Vincent D'Onofrio, Michael Madsen, Billy Bob Thornton
Alex Cox's ('Repo Man', 'Sid and Nancy') offering is this number adapted from the play 'A Darker Purpose' and explores the various hanger-ons' a Las... Read more
The Winter Guest (1997)
7.1/10
Director: Alan Rickman
Starring: Phyllida Law, Emma Thompson, Sheila Reid
A beautiful, deeply moving film in which four relationships are explored; a young widow and her mother, who's trying to break through her daughter's d... Read more
The Winter's Tale (1999)
7.7/10
Director: Robin Lough, Gregory Doran
Starring: Antony Sher, Alexandra Gilbreath
The complete and unedited production of Shakespeare's classic play performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1999 at the Barbican. King Leontes of... Read more
The Wipers Times (2013)
7.1/10
Director: Andy De Emmony
Starring: Ben Chaplin, Michael Palin, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Steve Oram, Patrick Fitzsymons
In dark times, they chose to make light. Based on the remarkable true story of a satirical newspaper published on the front lines of World War One,... Read more
The Witch (2015)
6.8/10
Director: Robert Eggers
Starring: Kate Dickie, Ralph Ineson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lu...
A Puritan family in 1630 New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession in this superbly crafted immersion in perio... Read more