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 Bodyguard ( Blu-ray ) (1992)
6.2/10
Director: Mick Jackson
Starring: Bill Cobbs, Gary Kemp, Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Ralph Waite
Smash hit starring Whitney Houston as a world-famous singer-actress who hires former Secret Service agent Kevin Costner as her personal protector afte... Read more
A River Runs Through It ( Blu-ray ) (1992)
7.3/10
Director: Robert Redford
Starring: Brad Pitt, Brenda Blethyn, Craig Sheffer, Emily Lloyd, Tom Skerritt
Robert Redford's elegiac coming-of-age story is based on the memoir by Norman MacLean. Brad Pitt is the young man who finds peace and comradeship in f... Read more
Map of the Human Heart ( Blu-ray ) (1992)
7.2/10
Director: Vincent Ward
Starring: Anne Parillaud, Ben Mendelsohn, Jason Scott Lee, Jeanne Moreau, John Cusack, Pat...
When a half-Eskimo boy named Avik (Jason Scott Lee) leaves his Arctic home with a British mapmaker (Patrick Bergin) to seek medical attention in Canad... Read more
The Oak (1992)
8.2/10
Director: Lucian Pintilie
Starring: Maia Morgenstern, Razvan Vasilescu
A darkly humourous parable set in Romania 1988, just before the fall of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. Young schoolteacher Nela (Maia Morgenstern) is abo... Read more
Vacas (1992)
7.2/10
Director: Julio Medem
Starring: Ana Torrent, Emma Suarez, Carmelo Gomez, Txema Blasco
Director Julio Medem presents a saga spanning over half a century of the twisted goings on between two families in Northern Spain. Carmelo Gomez and K... Read more
The Stolen Children (1992)
7.5/10
Director: Gianni Amelio
Starring: Enrico Lo Verso, Valentina Scalici, Florence Darel
A wonderful story of the friendship that grows between a young carbiniere and the two abused children he is escorting from Milan to a foster home in P... Read more
Romper Stomper (1992)
6.8/10
Director: Geoffrey Wright
Starring: Russell Crowe, Daniel Pollock, Jacqueline McKenzie
Geoffrey Wright's controversial film about a community of Melbourne skinheads. Scenes of ultra violence and racism prompted the Anti Nazi League to qu... Read more
Beautiful Dreamers (1992)
7/10
Director: John Kent Harrison
Starring: Colm Feore, Wendel Meldrum, Sheila McCarthy, Rip Torn
Set in the Victorian era, 'Beautiful Dreamers' tells the true story of doctor Maurice Bucke (Colm Feore) who defies his superiors over the inhumane tr... Read more
Benny's Video (1992)
7.2/10
Director: Michael Haneke
Starring: Angela Winkler, Ulrich Muhe, Arno Frisch, Ingrid Stassner
Benny is a disaffected teen whose life has begun to revolve around the violent films he watches, but his obsession soon crosses the line between voyeu... Read more
A River Runs Through It (1992)
7.3/10
Director: Robert Redford
Starring: Tom Skerritt, Emily Lloyd, Craig Sheffer, Brenda Blethyn, Brad Pitt
Robert Redford's elegiac coming-of-age story is based on the memoir by Norman MacLean. Brad Pitt is the young man who finds peace and comradeship in f... Read more