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"
Something to Talk About (1995)
5.7/10
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Starring: Robert Duvall, Dennis Quaid, Julia Roberts, Gena Rowlands, Kyra Sedgwick
From the writer of 'Thelma And Louise' and the director of 'My Life as a Dog' and 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' comes this acclaimed movie in which Ju... Read more
Two Bits (1995)
6.3/10
Director: James Foley
Starring: Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Al Pacino, Joe Grifasi
Al Pacino, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Jerry Barrone star in this poignant memoir of growing up in South Philadelphia during the depression. Read more
The West Side Waltz (1995)
5.9/10
Director: Ernest Thompson
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Liza Minnelli, Kathy Bates
This comedy-drama is about the bonds uniting three disparate women, neighbours on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Director Thompson's adaptation of his 1... Read more
White Man's Burden (1995)
5.2/10
Director: Desmond Nakano
Starring: John Travolta, Harry Belafonte, Kelly Lynch
Race relations are turned on their head in this thought provoking, speculative drama set in an America where the privileged black majority controls al... Read more
In Pursuit of Honour (1995)
Director: Ken Olin
Starring: Don Johnson, Craig Sheffer, Gabrielle Anwar
An invigorating retelling of a little known episode in American history; a 1935 military mutiny involving five cavalry soldiers who chose to defy Gene... Read more
Farinelli (1995)
6.9/10
Director: Gerard Corbiau
Starring: Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Jeroen Krabbe
'Farinelli il Castrato'. A sumptuously filmed saga of two brothers in 18th century Europe, one a composer and the other a castrato opera singer. (Fari... Read more
Wild Bill (1995)
5.9/10
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Ellen Barkin, Jeff Bridges, John Hurt, Diane Lane, Marjoe Gortner, David Arquett...
Jeff Bridges stars in this look at the life of Western legend Wild Bill Hickok. In the town of Deadwood, South Dakota, Wild Bill (Bridges) must face h... Read more
Carrington (1995)
6.9/10
Director: Christopher Hampton
Starring: Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce, Steven Waddington
Set between WWI and the early 1930's and based on the life of British artist Dora Carrington, played by Emma Thompson, whose painting took second plac... Read more
Dead Man Walking (1995)
7.5/10
Director: Tim Robbins
Starring: Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon, Robert Prosky
Sister Helen Prejean's 1993 bestseller is the basis for this harrowing account of her life's work'; a spiritual advisor for condemned killers awaiting... Read more
Antonia's Line (Copy) (1995)
7.4/10
Director: Marleen Gorris
Starring: Willeke van Ammelrooy, Els Dottermans, Jan Decleir
Marleen Gorris' winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film centres on an elderly woman who recalls her life in a small Dutch village on the day... Read more