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"
Europa Europa (1990)
7.6/10
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Starring: Julie Delpy, Marco Hofschneider
A riveting and moving fact-based WWII Holocaust drama about a German-Jewish teenage boy who flees the Nazis and conceals his identity - only to find h... 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
The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
6.4/10
Director: Paul Schrader
Starring: Rupert Everett, Helen Mirren, Christopher Walken, Natasha Richardson
A creepy and darkly erotic tale, set within mysterious yet alluring Venice. Two lovers on vacation are wooed by a bizarre married couple with strange... Read more
Alice (1990)
6.6/10
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Judy Davis, Mia Farrow, William Hurt
A wife (Mia Farrow) goes through a series of experiences at a critical point in her life on the journey of self-discovery. Another of Woody's chamber... Read more
The Field (Blu-ray) (1990)
7.3/10
Director: Jim Sheridan
Starring: Richard Harris, John Hurt, Tom Berenger, Sean Bean
An Irish tenant farmer faces the loss of the land his family has worked for years when it is put upfor auction, and bid on by an American (Tom Berenge... Read more
Awakenings (1990)
7.8/10
Director: Penny Marshall
Starring: Julie Kavner, Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller, M...
A remarkable, moving and true story, about a maverick doctor who awakens his catatonic patients after decades of darkness. Extraordinary performances... Read more
Backdraft (1990)
6.7/10
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro
An impressively mounted homage to the bravery of firefighters. Kurt Russell and William Baldwin star as brothers and firemen, whose volatile relations... Read more
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1990)
6.5/10
Director: Simon Callow
Starring: Vanessa Redgrave, Keith Carradine, Rod Steiger
A provocative adaptation of Carson McCullers' story about a plain, lonely woman (Vanessa Redgrave) in a small Southern town and the battle of wills sh... Read more
Strangers In Good Company (1990)
7.8/10
Director: Cynthia Scott
Starring: Alice Diabo, Constance Garneau, Winifred Holden
AKA "The Company Of Strangers". Seven elderly women, previously strangers, are forced to spend three days together in a dilapidated house and draw on... Read more
Days of Thunder (1990)
5.9/10
Director: Tony Scott
Starring: Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Nicole Kidman, Cary Elwes
Tom Cruise plays a boy wonder behind the wheel and under the sheets in this heavily cliched racing drama. Robert Duvall and Nicole Kidman benefit from... Read more