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 Beguiled (1970)
6.3/10
Director: Don Siegel
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth Hartman
A rewarding, off-beat tale set in the Civil War about a wounded soldier (Clint Eastwood) bought to a girls' school to recuperate but becomes the catal... Read more
The Cross and the Switchblade (1970)
6.2/10
Director: Don Murray
Starring: Pat Boone, Erik Estrada
Pat Boone is minister David Wilkerson, on a mission to drive juvenile delinquency off the streets of New York City. Boone faces his toughest opponent... Read more
The Passion of Anna (1970)
7.8/10
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Starring: Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Bibi Andersson, Erland Josephson
A stark, psychological drama from Ingmar Bergman starring Max von Sydow as a former convict living on an isolated island farmhouse who becomes involve... Read more
Sin (1970)
4.8/10
Director: George Pan Cosmatos
Starring: Raquel Welch, Richard Johnson, Jack Hawkins, Flora Robson
Set on a beautiful island in the Mediterranean, this sexually exploitive drama stars Raquel Welch as an everyday housewife whose desire for an old chi... Read more
David Copperfield / Jane Eyre (1970)
Director: Daniel Mann
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Michael Redgrave, Edith Evans, Ron Moody, Richard Attenborough...
'David Copperfield' (1970): Delbert Mann's adaptation of the Dickens classic stars much of the royalty of the British 20th Century stage. Framed in fl... Read more
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)
8.5/10
Director: John Glenister, Naomi Capon
Starring: Keith Michell, Annette Crosbie, Dorothy Tutin, Anne Stallybrass, Elvi Hale, Ange...
This award winning six-part BBC presentation, starring the critically acclaimed Keith Michell, follows the life and loves of this English monarch. Eac... Read more
Figures In A Landscape (1970)
6.7/10
Director: Joseph Losey
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Robert Shaw, Henry Woolf, Pamela Brown
In an unnamed totalitarian country, two escaped convicts (Robert Shaw and Malcolm McDowell) are on the run, hunted by a sinister black helicopter. Th... Read more
The Horsemen (1970)
6.7/10
Director: John Frankenheimer
Starring: Omar Sharif, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jack Palance
Omar Sharif stars in this exciting action-drama set in the majestic Afghan mountains where Bozkeshi, one of the roughest sports in the world, is more... Read more
Cromwell (1970)
6.9/10
Director: Ken Hughes
Starring: Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley
Richard Harris plays the fiery Oliver Cromwell in this Hollywood story of the 17th century Englishman determined to rid England of tyrannical rule. Al... Read more
Bed and Board ( Domicile Conjugal ) (1970)
4.8/10
Director: Francois Truffaut
Starring: Claude Jade, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Hiroko Berghauer
This warm and affectionate film, the penultimate in the Antoine Doinel series, depicts French middle-class life with ironic and wry humour. Jean-Pierr... Read more