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"
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)
7.2/10
Director: Steve Miner
Starring: Gabrielle Anwar, Cliff Robertson, Michael Schoeffling
This gem in the slim world of quality family entertainment is based on the inspiring true story of Sonora Webster, a teenaged orphan who follows her d... Read more
Wildflower (1991)
7.3/10
Director: Diane Keaton
Starring: Beau Bridges, Susan Blakely, Patricia Arquette
A teenage hearing-impaired epileptic (Patricia Arquette) is confined to a shed by her stepfather, who believes she is possessed by the devil. There sh... Read more
White Fang (1991)
6.7/10
Director: Randal Kleiser
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Seymour Cassel
Sprawling, beautiful filmization of Jack London's classic tale. A boy discovers adventure and camaraderie with an orphaned Alaskan husky in the Klondi... Read more
Until the End of the World (1991)
6.8/10
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Ernie Dingo, Jeanne Moreau, Max von Sydow, Rudiger Vogler, Sam Neill, Solveig Do...
One of cinema's most audacious directors, Wim Wenders, the visionary creator of 'Paris, Texas' and 'Wing Of Desire', brings us the ultimate road movie... Read more
Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
8.2/10
Director: Zhang Yimou
Starring: Gong Li, Ma Jingwu, He Caifei, Cao Cuifeng
This magnificent film chronicles the life of a 1920s maiden who, at her mother's urging, agrees to marry a wealthy man. She becomes 'fourth mistress'... Read more
Night On Earth (1991)
7.8/10
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: Giancarlo Esposito, Gena Rowlands, Winona Ryder, Rosie Perez, Roberto Benigni, B...
A five-part slice-of-life; each story unravelling at the same time in L.A., New York, Paris, Rome and Helsinki; all set in a taxi, and all spotlightin... Read more
The Babe (1991)
5.9/10
Director: Arthur Hiller
Starring: Trini Alvarado, John Goodman, Kelly McGillis, Bruce Boxleitner
John Goodman puts on the pinstripes to play baseball legend Babe Ruth in this exciting account of "The Sultan of Swat's" colorful life. The film follo... Read more
Bugsy (1991)
6.8/10
Director: Barry Levinson
Starring: Warren Beatty, Harvey Keitel, Annette Bening, Ben Kingsley, Joe Mantegna
Chronicles the rise and fall of Bugsy Siegel (Warren Beatty), the New York mobster who fell under the spell of 1930's Hollywood and starlet Virginia H... Read more
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
7.1/10
Director: Gus Van Sant
Starring: Udo Kier, River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo
A uniquely distinctive portrayal of male street-hustling in the American northwest, with River Phoenix as a narcoleptic sex-for-hiree and Keanu Reeves... Read more
Decoration Day (1990)
7.3/10
Director: Robert Markowitz
Starring: James Garner, Judith Ivey, Ruby Dee, Bill Cobbs, Laurence Fishburne
A grumpy man must rejoin his community when his godchild gets in trouble and a childhood friend refuses to accept a Congressional Medal of Honor for b... Read more