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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 Reader (Blu-ray) (2008)

7.6/10
Director: Stephen Daldry
Starring: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Matthias Habich, Susanne Lothar, Lena O...

Kate Winslet won an Oscar and a BAFTA for her complex and gripping portrayal of a post-war German woman who discovers a sick teenage boy in the street... Read more

The Rebel (2006)

7.1/10
Director: Truc Charlie Nguyen
Starring: Johnny Nguyen, Thanh Van Ngo, Dustin Nguyen, Stephane Gauger

Vietnam's most expensive movie to date is an historical martial arts drama set during the French occupation of the 1920s. Johnny Ngyuen is part of an... Read more

The Reckless Moment (1949)

7.2/10
Director: Max Ophuls
Starring: James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks, Henry O'Neill, Shepperd Strudwick

A noir-soaked drama based on a story, 'The Blank Wall', by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding. Joan Bennett stars as a mother who finds the body of her daughte... Read more

The Reckoning (2003)

6.6/10
Director: Paul McGuigan
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Paul Bettany, Brian Cox, Gina McKee, Ewen Bremner, Vincent Cassel

Enthralling mystery, set in the 14th century, about a priest (Paul Bettany) who joins a group of traveling actors after he's exiled for breaking his v... Read more

The Red Desert (1964)

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Starring: Monica Vitti, Richard Harris

In an industrial area, Giuliana, an unstable woman, attempts to cope with life by starting an affair with a co-worker at the plant her husband manages... Read more

The Red House (2012)

6.8/10
Director: Alyx Duncan
Starring: Lee Stuart, Meng Jia Stuart

Beautifully photographed over three-and-a-half years in China and New Zealand, "The Red House" tells the story of Lee (Lee Stuart) and Jia (Meng Jia),... Read more

The Red Kebaya (2006)

6.7/10
Director: Oliver Knott
Starring: Ramli Hassan, Vanidah Imran, Bob Mercer, Samantha Schubert, Patrick Teoh

Latiff, a famous but lonely photographer, orphaned since he was a small child, sets out on an expedition to photograph abandoned houses around Malaysi... Read more

The Red Shoes (1948)

8.3/10
Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Starring: Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann, Esmond Knight, Al...

'The Red Shoes', the singular fantasia from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, is cinema's quintessential backstage drama, as well as one of the m... Read more

The Rehearsal (2016)

5.8/10
Director: Alison Maclean
Starring: Kerry Fox, James Rolleston, Alice Englert

Unpacking the dramas that energise a class of budding young actors, The Rehearsal mounts an enticing inquisition of performance, identity and moral an... Read more

The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)

6.5/10
Director: J Lee Thompson
Starring: Michael Sarrazin, Jennifer O'Neill, Margot Kidder

When college professor, Peter Proud begins experiencing flashbacks of an earlier life, he's mysteriously drawn to a place he's never been to, but whic... Read more