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 Killing Machine (1975)
5.2/10
Director: Norifumi Suzuki
Starring: Sonny Chiba, Yutaka Nakajima, Kei Sato, Etsuko Shihomi
Following the end of World War II, former Japanese soldier and Shaolin martial arts master Doshin (Sonny Chiba) returns to Osaka after working as a sp... Read more
The Voyage (1974)
6/10
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Starring: Ian Bannen, Richard Burton, Sophia Loren
In turn-of-the-century Sicily, aristocratic scions Adriana (Sophia Loren) and Cesar (Richard Burton) have loved one another for years, but Adriana acc... Read more
Spud 2: The Madness Continues (2013)
6.3/10
Director: Donovan Marsh
Starring: John Cleese, Jeremy Crutchley, Troye Sivan, Jason Cope, Tanit Phoenix, Aaron McI...
The year is 1991, and Spud Milton's (Troye Sivan) long walk to manhood is still creeping along at an unnervingly slow pace. Approaching the ripe old a... Read more
Sophia Loren Collection: Heller In Pink Tights (1960) / Desire Under the Elms (1958) / A Breath of Scandal (1960)
Director: Delbert Mann, George Cukor, Michael Curtiz
Starring: Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Burl Ives, Anthony Perkins, Maurice Chevalier, Ange...
This classic collection features three films from Italian screen beauty Sophia Loren. 'Heller In Pink Tights' - Based on the novel by Louis L'Amour, t... Read more
Love + Hate ( Love and Hate ) (2005)
6.9/10
Director: Dominic Savage
Starring: Samina Awan, Mohammed Rafique, Nichola Burley, Wasim Zakir, Tom Hudson, Tracy Br...
Uncompromising and passionate, this modern day 'Romeo and Juliet' charts the story of two young people from conflicting backgrounds who fall hopelessl... Read more
The Miracle Woman (1931)
7.3/10
Director: Frank Capra
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, David Manners
A minister's daughter finds fame as an evangelist but struggles with her own lack of faith in Frank Capra's impassioned drama. Inspired by a true stor... Read more
Waterfront (1983)
5.2/10
Director: Chris Thompson
Starring: Jack Thompson, Greta Scacchi, Warren Mitchell, Noni Hazlehurst
Begins in one of the watershed years of this century, 1928. There is the spectre of the Great Depression, increasingly rancorous class divisions, indu... Read more
Paradise Alley (1978)
5.8/10
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Conway, Anne Archer, Joe Spinell, Armand Assante, Lee...
Sylvester Stallone scores a knockout in this period drama about three brothers from New York's Hell's Kitchen who see the local wrestling hall, Paradi... Read more
Four Friends (1981)
7.1/10
Director: Arthur Penn
Starring: Jim Metzler, Reed Birney, Lois Smith, Michael Huddleston, Craig Wasson, Jodi The...
Set during the tumultuous 1960s, an era when everyone's values were turned inside out, shaken around, and reassembled. This story of four working-clas... Read more
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves ( Blu-ray ) (1991)
6.9/10
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Starring: Alan Rickman, Christian Slater, Kevin Costner, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Morg...
A Robin Hood for the '90s, this large-scale swashbuckler stars Kevin Costner as the legendary archer hero who romances Maid Marian (Mary Elizabeth Mas... Read more