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"
Marriages (Per tutta la vita) (2021)
5.9/10
Starring: Carolina Crescentini, Claudia Gerini, Filippo Nigro, Fabio Volo
Four married couples find out that their marriage is not valid because celebrated by a man that was not a real priest. The four stories intertwine and... Read more
Beast (Blu-ray) (2022)
5.2/10
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Starring: Idris Elba
A father and his two teenage daughters find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the Savanna has but one apex predator. Read more
Wings (Blu-ray) (1927)
7.5/10
Director: William A Wellman
Starring: Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Richard Arlen
Two young men from the same town but different social classes end up as fighter pilots in WW1. Jack Preston is a keen auto mechanic, building and modi... Read more
Close (2022)
7.8/10
Director: Lukas Dhont
Starring: Emilie Dequenne, Lea Drucker
The intense friendship between two thirteen-year old boys Leo and Remi suddenly gets disrupted. Struggling to understand what has happened, Léo approa... Read more
Notre-Dame On Fire (2022)
6.5/10
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
A film relating from the inside the Notre-Dame de Paris fire of April 2019. Read more
Orphan: First Kill (2022)
7/10
Director: William Brent Bell
Starring: Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles, Hiro Kanagawa
After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wea... Read more
The Broken Shore (2013)
6.5/10
Director: Rowan Woods
Starring: Don Hany, Claudia Karvan, Anthony Hayes, Erik Thomson, Dan Wyllie
An evocative crime thriller that captures the chilling action and sharp wit of Peter Temple's acclaimed novel The Broken Shore. In this gripping adapt... Read more
Pinochet's Last Stand (2006)
6.1/10
Starring: Derek Jacobi, Phyllida Law, Peter Capaldi, Anna Massey
In 1998, former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipped off, Amnesty International seize the chance to... Read more
The Remains Of The Day (Blu-ray) (1993)
7.8/10
Director: James Ivory
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Fox
A brillant adaptation of the Booker Prize-winning novel starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson as the butler and housekeeper wrapped up in matters... Read more
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
7.3/10
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Jeffrey Wright, Anton Yelchin, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Was...
Jim Jarmusch's "Only Lovers Left Alive" tells the tale of two fragile and sensitive vampires, Adam (Tom Hiddleston) and Eve (Tilda Swinton), who have... Read more