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"
David Williamson Collection: Don's Party (1975) / The Removalists (1975) / Travelling North (1987) / The Four Minute Mile (1988) (1975)
8.5/10
Director: Bruce Beresford, Carl Schultz, Jim Goddard, Tom Jeffrey
Starring: Graham Kennedy, John Hargreaves, Ray Barrett, Peter Cummins, Leo McKern, Julia B...
David Williamson is considered one of Australia's greatest living playwrights. Writing contemporary stories about sex, sports and social politics. Mo... Read more
Dawn Anna (2005)
7/10
Director: Arliss Howard
Starring: Debra Winger, Krista Rae
Telling the true story of single mother Dawn Anna (Debra Winger) who raised four children alone on a teacher's salary and still finds time to coach vo... Read more
Day of the Falcon (Blu-ray) (2011)
6.7/10
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Mark Strong
In the beginning of the Twentieth Century, in Arabia, Emir Nesib of Hobeika defeats Sultan Amar of Salma after years of war between their tribes and t... Read more
Day Of The Siege (2012)
4.3/10
Director: Renzo Martinelli
Starring: F Murray Abraham, Enrico Lo Verso, Alicja Bachleda, Piotr Adamczyk, Claire Bloom
n the summer of 1683, 300,000 warriors of the Ottoman Empire began the siege of Vienna. The fall of the city would have opened the way to conquer Euro... Read more
Daylight (1996)
5.8/10
Director: Rob Cohen
Starring: Amy Brenneman, Viggo Mortensen, Sylvester Stallone, Dan Hedaya, Jay O Sanders, K...
Sly Stallone is a disgraced emergency medical service worker who springs into action when a huge explosion cripples a tunnel under New York City's Hud... Read more
Days Of The Bagnold Summer (2019)
6.6/10
Director: Simon Bird
The Inbetweeners star Simon Bird's directorial debut is a funny, charming and wince-inducingly accurate adaptation of Joff Winterhart's graphic novel,... Read more
Days of Thunder (1990)
5.9/10
Director: Tony Scott
Starring: Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Nicole Kidman, Cary Elwes
Tom Cruise plays a boy wonder behind the wheel and under the sheets in this heavily cliched racing drama. Robert Duvall and Nicole Kidman benefit from... Read more
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
7.9/10
Director: Blake Edwards
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Jack Klugman
An overworked adman (Jack Lemmon) and his wife (Lee Remick) turn to alcohol in this gritty, pathos-ridden, downbeat drama that's still fresh today. Re... Read more
De Sica Collection: Bicycle Thieves / Miracle in Milan / The Roof (1948)
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Starring: Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell, Emma Gramatica, Paolo Stoppa
The father of Italian neorealism, master director Vittorio de Sica won three Best Foreign Language Film Oscars for his compelling portraits of working... Read more
Dead End (1937)
7.4/10
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Joel McCrea, Sylvia Sidney
Humphrey Bogart is outstanding as a vicious gangster on the run in this masterful, gripping drama directed by William Wyler and written by Lillian Hel... Read more