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"
Love ( Szerelem ) (1971)
6/10
Director: Karoly Makk
Starring: Lili Darvas, Mari Torocsik
Based on two short stories by Hungarian author Tobor Dery, this film explores how individuals survive in the face of adversity and the absence of a lo... Read more
Born To Win (1971)
5.6/10
Director: Ivan Passer
Starring: George Segal, Paula Prentiss, Karen Black
This social commentary focuses on a hairdresser-turned-heroin-addict whose life becomes devoted to supporting his drug habit. Combining slapstick with... Read more
Cry of the Penguins ( aka Mr Forbush and the Penguins ) (1971)
7/10
Director: Al Viola
Starring: John Hurt, Hayley Mills, Tony Britton, Dudley Sutton
Mr. Forbush (John Hurt), a young biologist with an eye for the ladies, chooses an unlikely assignment...to study a colony of penguins in the wildernes... Read more
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
7/10
Director: Mike Nichols
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Candice Bergen, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret , Rita Moreno, Cynthi...
Jack Nicholson, Ann-Margaret, Art Garfunkel and Candice Bergen star in this shattering, bitterly humorous film examining the sexual triumphs and disas... Read more
Straw Dogs (1971)
7.5/10
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Starring: Susan George, Peter Vaughan, Dustin Hoffman
One of the most controversial violence-themed films of its day. A mild-mannered professor's (Dustin Hoffman) pacifism is put to the supreme test when... Read more
Summer Of '42 (1971)
7.3/10
Director: Robert Mulligan
Starring: Jennifer O'Neill, Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser
A young adolescent discovers love and sex by meeting with a beautiful, older war-bride in this nostalgic film about pubescent boyhood. Oscar-winning s... Read more
Manhunt (The complete series) (1970)
8.1/10
Starring: Alfred Lynch, Peter Barkworth, Robert Hardy, George Sewell
In 1942, British pilot Jimmy Briggs crashes his aeroplane in occupied France and immediately finds himself on the run from the Nazis. He meets a young... Read more
The Kremlin Letter (1970)
6.2/10
Director: John Huston
Starring: Bibi Andersson, Richard Boone, Nigel Green, Dean Jagger, Lila Kedrova, Max von S...
During the Cold War a Naval Intelligence officer endowed with a powerful photographic memory is transferred to the CIA to participate in a covert oper... Read more
Fragment of Fear (Blu-ray) (1970)
6.1/10
Director: Richard C Sarafian
Starring: David Hemmings, Gayle Hunnicutt, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Arthur Lowe, Flora Robson,...
Reformed drug addict Tim Brett (David Hemmings) is vacationing in Italy with his aunt. When she is murdered, he tries to investigate. Soon his whole l... Read more
La moglie più bella/The Most Beautiful Wife (Blu-ray) (1970)
Starring: Ornella Muti
Based on the story of Franca Viola and Filippo Melodia. In Sicily, as a Mafia boss leaves for prison, he advises Vito, a young man who's his potential... Read more