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"
Far From Men (2014)
7.2/10
Director: David Oelhoffen
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Reda Kateb, Angela Molina, Vincent Martin, Djemel Barak
Featuring a fine performance from Viggo Mortensen and an original soundtrack by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, Far from Men is a tense tale of honour and... Read more
Zoom (2015)
6.2/10
Director: Pedro Morelli
Starring: Jason Priestley, Gael Garcia Bernal, Alison Pill, Tyler Labine, Mariana Ximenes
The film consists of three seemingly separate but ultimately interlinked storylines about a comic book artist (Alison Pill), a novelist (Mariana Ximen... Read more
The Glass Castle (2017)
7.2/10
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Starring: Naomi Watts, Woody Harrelson, Brie Larson
Based on a memoir, four siblings must learn to take care of themselves as their responsibility-averse, free-spirit parents both inspire and inhibit th... Read more
Pusher (Blu-Ray) (2012)
5.5/10
Director: Luis Prieto
Starring: Richard Coyle, Zlatko Buric, Bronson Webb, Agyness Deyn
As edgy and explosive as Nicolas Winding Refn's 1996 cult classic, this English language remake tells the story of a week in the life of Frank (Richar... Read more
In a Relationship (2018)
5.4/10
Director: Sam Boyd
Starring: Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, Dree Hemingway, Patrick Gibson
During a summer in Los Angeles, long-term couple Owen and Hallie may be breaking up. And just as their relationship reaches a turning point, Matt and... Read more
The Legend Of The Holy Drinker (Blu-ray) (1988)
7.2/10
Director: Ermanno Olmi
Starring: Rutger Hauer, Anthony Quayle, Dominique Pinon
An alcoholic homeless man is given two hundred francs by a stranger, who requests that when he can he will return the money to Saint Therese in the ca... Read more
King of New York (Blu-ray) (1990)
7/10
Director: Abel Ferrara
Starring: Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Giancarlo Esposito, Laurence Fishburne, Steve...
In New York, crime gets done Frank's way - or it doesn't get done at all. Recently freed from prison, Frank White (Christopher Walken) hooks up with h... Read more
Dorian Gray (Blu-ray) (2009)
6.3/10
Director: Oliver Parker
Starring: Ben Chaplin, Caroline Goodall, Colin Firth, Fiona Shaw, Rebecca Hall, Ben Barnes...
Young Dorian Gray (Ben Barnes) arrives fresh on the London social scene and is taken under the wing of corrupt, devilish Lord Henry Wotton (Colin Firt... Read more
Wuthering Heights (Blu-ray) (2011)
6/10
Director: Andrea Arnold
Starring: Oliver Milburn, Nichola Burley, Steve Evets, Kaya Scodelario, James Howson, Solo...
An epic love story that spans childhood well into the young adult years, the film follows Heathcliff (Solomon Glave, then James Howson), a boy taken i... Read more
Little Women (2018)
7.9/10
Director: Clare Niederpruem
Starring: Lea Thompson
A modern retelling of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, we follow the lives of four sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March - detailing their passage... Read more