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"
To Kill a Mockingbird ( Blu-ray ) (1962)
8.3/10
Director: Robert Mulligan
Starring: Brock Peters, Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Paul Fix, Phillip Alford, Robert Duvall...
Gregory Peck won an Oscar for his portrayal of Atticus Finch, the defence lawyer of a black man accused of rape in the American South. Scripted by Hor... Read more
To Sir, With Love (1966)
7.7/10
Director: James Clavell
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson, Christian Roberts, Suzy Kendall, Lulu
Sidney Poitier is Mark Thackery, a no-vice teacher assigned to a slum school in London's East End. Faced with tough opposition from the disinterested... Read more
To the Lighthouse (1983)
6.4/10
Director: Colin Gregg
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Rosemary Harris, Michael Gough, T P McKenna, Pippa Guard
Based on the acclaimed novel by Virginia Woolf, this alternately light and moody, multi-layered drama examines the interpersonal dynamics of an aristo... Read more
To the Wonder (2012)
5.9/10
Director: Terrence Malick
Starring: Ben Affleck, Javier Bardem, Rachel McAdams, Olga Kurylenko
Written and directed by Terrence Malick, "To the Wonder" is a romantic drama about men and women grappling with love and its many phases and seasons -... Read more
To the Wonder ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
5.9/10
Director: Terrence Malick
Starring: Ben Affleck, Javier Bardem, Rachel McAdams, Olga Kurylenko
Written and directed by Terrence Malick, "To the Wonder" is a romantic drama about men and women grappling with love and its many phases and seasons -... Read more
Toast (2010)
6.7/10
Director: SJ Clarkson
Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Ken Stott, Victoria Hamilton, Freddie Highmore
"Toast" is the ultimate nostalgia trip through everything edible in 1960s Britain, based on the heart-wrenchingly bittersweet story of food writer Nig... Read more
Together With You (2002)
7.3/10
Director: Kaige Chen
A violin prodigy and his father travel to Beijing, where the father seeks the means to his son's success while the son struggles to accept the path la... Read more
Tokyo Chorus (1931)
7.7/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
A married Tokyo man faces unemployment after standing up for an older colleague. Read more
Tokyo Joe (1949)
6.4/10
Director: Stuart Heisler
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Alexander Knox, Florence Marly, Sessue Hayakawa
Believing his wife is in a Japanese concentration camp, and ignorant of the daughter she bore, Air Corps hero Humphrey Bogart finds both in a post-war... Read more
Tokyo Story (1953)
8.2/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara
Aka "Tokyo Monogatari". One of the legendary classics of humanist cinema tells the simple, sad story of an elderly couple who travel to Tokyo to visit... Read more