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"
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
7.9/10
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Bonnie Bedelia, Red Butt...
The desperation and hopelessness of the Great Depression are graphically shown in this powerful drama, through a pitiful collection of marathon dancer... Read more
Kes (1969)
7.9/10
Director: Ken Loach
Starring: David Bradley, Lynne Perrie, Freddie Fletcher
A charming, caring chronicle of the boyhood experiences of Billy, a Northern England miner's son who finds an injured Kestrel and nurses it back to he... Read more
Midnight Cowboy (Blu-ray) (1969)
7.8/10
Director: John Schlesinger
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles
A landmark American film, the first X-rated movie to gain mainstream acceptance and Hollywood laurels: a British director, John Schlesinger, starkly a... Read more
Burn! (1969)
7.4/10
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
Starring: Renato Salvatori, Marlon Brando, Evaristo Marquez
An engrossing drama based on a true incident and starring Marlon Brando as a British agent sent to a 19th Century Caribbean island to investigate a re... Read more
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
7.9/10
Director: John Schlesinger
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles
A landmark American film, the first X-rated movie to gain mainstream acceptance and Hollywood laurels: a British director, John Schlesinger, starkly a... Read more
House Of Cards (Blu-ray) (1968)
5.8/10
Director: John Guillermin
Starring: George Peppard, Inger Stevens, Orson Welles, Keith Michell
In 1960s Paris, an American boxer stumbles upon an international fascist conspiracy that aims to create a new world order. Read more
Isadora (1968)
7.6/10
Director: Karel Reisz
Starring: James Fox, Jason Robards, Vanessa Redgrave, Ivan Tchenko
A.k.a. "The Loves of Isadora". Isadora Duncan was the most iconic free-style dancer of the 20th century, and a woman who courted both admiration and s... Read more
Rosemary's Baby ( Blu-ray ) (1968)
8/10
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: John Cassavetes, Mia Farrow, Ralph Bellamy, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Mauric...
Horrifying and darkly comic, "Rosemarys Baby" was Roman Polanski's Hollywood debut. This wildly entertaining nightmare, faithfully adapted from Ira L... Read more
A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
5.2/10
Director: David Lowell Rich
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Sylva Koscina, Eli Wallach
Kirk Douglas stars as Jim Schuyler, an ex New York cop who turned in his badge after roughing up a crook or two in the cause of justice. Schuyler is h... Read more
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
7.2/10
Director: Michael Anderson
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Oskar Werner, David Janssen, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McKern, John G...
From Morris L. West's bestseller, this is both an urgent tale of geopolitical intrigue and a fascinating look at Vatican procedure. Anthony Quinn play... Read more