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"
A WW2 story of a young Austrian soldier running from the Russian army and a woman whom he forces to come along in order to save his wounded mate. Read more
7.5/10
The film biography of country-western superstar Loretta Lynn. Sissy Spacek won an Academy Award for her performance as the lass from Butcher's Hollow.... Read more
7/10
Herzog's last collaboration with his regular lead Klaus Kinski finds the wrinkled demon playing once again a misunderstood crazy. Loosely adapted from... Read more
5.7/10
The real life of Colombian drug lord, Griselda Blanco, who reportedly masterminded more than 200 murders. This film presents her life story from the t... Read more
7.3/10
Acclaimed cult director Monte Hellman's adaptation of Charles Willeford's powerful novel stars Warren Oates as Frank Mansfield, a master cockfighter w... Read more
5.8/10
A young arrival in the Big Apple (Tom Cruise) dreams of making his fortune but ends up working in a trendy Uptown bar where - under the tutelage of ma... Read more
6.7/10
Audrey Tautou plays the headstrong, self-sufficient designer Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel who, in pre-First World War France, was one of the first women to... Read more
6.7/10
Audrey Tautou plays the headstrong, self-sufficient designer Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel who, in pre-First World War France, was one of the first women to... Read more
7/10
Academy Award-winning actress Shirley MacLaine stars as Coco Chanel in this critically acclaimed TV movie that charts the rise of one of the most infl... Read more
Aka "Coco & Igor". Paris 1913. At the Theatre Des Champs-Elysees, Igor Stravinsky premieres "The Rite of Spring." Coco Chanel is mesmerized... But the... Read more