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 Saragossa Manuscript (Blu-ray) (1965)
7.8/10
Director: Wojciech Has
Starring: Zbigniew Cybulski
Upon finding a book that relates his grandfather's story, an officer ventures through Spain meeting a wide array of characters, most of whom have a st... Read more
mickey one (1965)
6.4/10
Director: Arthur Penn
Starring: Warren Beatty, Alexandra Stewart, Hurd Hatfield
Gumnaam (1965)
7.2/10
Eight people are trapped on an island when their plane abandons them. They find a large mansion whose butler is expecting them. Then one by one, they... Read more
Bunny Lake is Missing (1965)
7.3/10
Director: Otto Preminger
Starring: Keir Dullea, Laurence Olivier, Noel Coward, Martita Hunt, Carol Lynley, The Zomb...
Director Otto Preminger's unusual psychological thriller stars Carol Lynley as an American woman living in London who drops her young daughter off at... Read more
A Tattooed Life (1965)
Director: Seijun Suzuki
Starring: Hideki Takahashi, Akira Yamauchi, Hiroko Ito, Masako Izumi, Kayo Matsuo
Another yakuza classic from maverick director Seijun Suzuki ('Tokyo Drifter', 'Branded to Kill') about a recently retired assassin who finds he made s... Read more
Shakespeare Wallah (1965)
6.9/10
Director: James Ivory
Starring: Shashi Kapoor, Felicity Kendal, Madhur Jaffrey
Acclaimed drama from filmmakers Ismail Merchant and James Ivory ("A Room with a View") is an allegory about the decline of British colonialism, told i... Read more
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
7.6/10
Director: Robert Aldrich
Starring: James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Kruger, Ernest Borgnine
When a cargo plane crashes in the desert, the only hope for the survivors is to try to rebuild the craft before they all perish from heat, deprivation... Read more
Repulsion (1965)
7.8/10
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Renee Houston, Patrick Wymark, Yvonn...
Roman Polanski followed up his international breakthrough "Knife in the Water" with this controversial, chilling tale of psychosis. Catherine Deneuve... Read more
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
8/10
Director: David Lean
Starring: Alec Guinness, Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, Omar Sharif, Ralph Richardson,...
David Lean demonstrates again why he's a peerless filmmaker of substance and scale, directing Boris Pasternak's tumultuous tale of Russia divided by w... Read more
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965)
7.7/10
Director: Martin Ritt
Starring: Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner
Perhaps the best of the Cold War spy movies. Good writing coupled with magnetic performances make it that rare film based on a novel that is the equal... Read more