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 Witnesses (Les Témoins) (2007)
6.8/10
Director: Andre Techine
Starring: Michel Blanc, Emmanuelle Beart, Sami Bouajila
Paris, 1984: A group of friends contend with the first outbreak of the AIDS epidemic. Read more
John Cassavetes: Five Films - Shadows / Faces / A Woman Under the Influence / The Killing of a Chinese Bookie / Opening Night / A Constant Forge (2013)
7.5/10
Director: John Cassavetes
Starring: Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara, Gena Rowlands, Hugh Hurd, Lelia Goldoni, Anthony Ray
John Cassavetes was a genius, a visionary, and the progenitor of American independent film, but that doesn’t begin to get at the generosity of his art... Read more
father (Apa) (1966)
7.2/10
Director: Istvan Szabo
A boy in Budapest lost his father in 1945, when he was the age of six. He does not remember much of the father but fantasize that he performed various... Read more
Get on Up (Blu-ray) (2014)
6.9/10
Director: Tate Taylor
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis, Craig Robinson, Nelsan Ellis, Octavia Spencer, Chadwic...
Based on the incredible life story of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, the film takes a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, f... Read more
Day of the Falcon (Blu-ray) (2011)
6.7/10
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Mark Strong
In the beginning of the Twentieth Century, in Arabia, Emir Nesib of Hobeika defeats Sultan Amar of Salma after years of war between their tribes and t... Read more
Ocean Waves (Blu-ray) (1993)
7.6/10
Director: Tomomi Mochizuki
Based upon author, essayist and playwright Saeko Himuro's most popular, best-selling novel, this is one of Studio Ghibli's most poignant and unsung ma... Read more
A Song To Remember (1945)
6.7/10
Director: Charles Vidor
Starring: Paul Muni, Merle Oberon, Cornel Wilde
Professor Joseph Elsner guides his protégé Frydryk Chopin through his formative years to early adulthood in Poland. At a recital in a duke's home Chop... Read more
Two Men in Town (Blu-ray) (2014)
5.7/10
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Ellen Burstyn, Forest Whitaker, Harvey Keitel, Luis Guzman
Forest Whitaker plays a parolee, who finds Allah inside, and tries to get his life on track after 18 years. He's off to a good start with a job, a ban... Read more
Atlantis: The Legend Begins (2013)
6.6/10
Starring: Mark Addy, Robert Emms, Sarah Parish
Far from home, Jason washes up on the shores of the ancient and mysterious city of Atlantis. Read more
The Deadly Game (2013)
7.4/10
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Rufus Sewell, Toby Stephens, Elsa Pataky, Leo Gregory, Julian San...
A thief is caught up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a maverick cop and London crime boss. Read more