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 Room Upstairs (1987)
5.8/10
Director: Stuart Margolin
Starring: Stockard Channing, Sarah Jessica Parker, Linda Hunt, Sam Waterston
Stockard Channing stars as a teacher of hard-to-reach kids who learns to reach out in her private life as well when she starts up a boarding house. Lo... Read more
The Rose (1979)
7/10
Director: Mark Rydell
Starring: Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest
Bette Midler makes her starring debut an event as she lights up the screen in a familiar tale of an entertainer on her way down from the heights of st... Read more
The Rose Maker (2020)
6.2/10
Director: Pierre Pinaud
Starring: Catherine Frot
Eve Vernet was the largest rose grower. It is now on the verge of bankruptcy, on the verge of being bought out by a powerful competitor. In addition,... Read more
The Rose Tattoo (1955)
7.2/10
Director: Daniel Mann
Starring: Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster
Anna Magnani won an Oscar for her portrayal of a Sicilian-born widow in a small Louisiana fishing town whose morbid faithfulness to her late husband i... Read more
The Round Up (2011)
Director: Rose Bosch
Starring: Jean Reno, Melanie Laurent, Gad Elmaleh
Throws a powerful light on one of the most disturbing episodes in recent French history - the few weeks in July 1942 when the French police, at the di... Read more
The Round Up (1966)
7.6/10
Director: Miklos Jancso
Starring: Andras Kozak
In Hungary, the national movement led by Kossuth has been crushed and the Austrian hegemony re-established, but partisans carry on with violent action... Read more
The Rover (2014)
6.4/10
Director: David Michod
Starring: Guy Pearce, Scoot McNairy, Robert Pattinson
The promise of Australian director David Michôds debut feature, Animal Kingdom, is amply realized in The Rover, a post-apocalyptic road movie of sort... Read more
The Rover (Blu-ray) (2014)
6.4/10
Director: David Michod
Starring: Guy Pearce, Scoot McNairy, Robert Pattinson
The promise of Australian director David Michôds debut feature, Animal Kingdom, is amply realized in The Rover, a post-apocalyptic road movie of sort... Read more
The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
6.5/10
Director: Irving Lerner
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Michael Craig, Nigel Davenport, Robert Shaw
Setting off to find a fortune in the legendary Kingdom of Gold, prejudiced adventurer Robert Shaw encounters an admirable people and civilisation he w... Read more
The Ruby in the Smoke (A Sally Lockhart Mystery) (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Brian Percival
Starring: Julie Walters, Hayley Atwell, Robert Glenister, Matt Smith, Ramon Tikaram, David...
From the bestselling period novel by Philip Pullman, 'The Ruby in the Smoke' recounts the 19th Century adventures of Sally Lockhart (Billie Piper), an... Read more