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"
A Tale of Two Cities (1958)
7.1/10
Director: Ralph Thomas
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Dorothy Tutin, Cecil Parker
A faithful retelling of the Dickens story in this well-made British production, with Dirk Bogarde a good Sydney Carton. 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
A Thousand Acres (1997)
6/10
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jason Robards
The powerhouse cast of Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jason Robards tackle Jane Smiley's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of K... Read more
A Thousand Times Good Night (2013)
Director: Erik Poppe
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Larry Mullen Jr, Maria Doyle Kennedy
A Thousand Times Good Night is an Irish-Norwegian produced English language 2013 drama film directed by Erik Poppe, and starring Juliette Binoche, Nik... Read more
A Time for Drunken Horses (2001)
7.7/10
Director: Bahman Ghobadi
Starring: Ayoub Ahmadi, Rojin Younessi
Lyrical, emotional and bleak drama about several siblings of a poverty stricken Kurdish family desperately trying to find funding for the treatment of... Read more
A Time To Die (1982)
4.2/10
Starring: Rex Harrison, Rod Taylor, Edward Albert, Raf Vallone
In the final days of World War II, American spy Michael Rogan (Edward Albert Jr.) is taken prisoner, along with his wife and comrades from the French... Read more
A Time to Kill (1996)
7.4/10
Director: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Samuel L Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Matthew McConaughey
Samuel L. Jackson plays a black man on trial in Mississippi for killing the two rednecks who raped his young Daughter. John Grisham's best-selling nov... Read more
A Touch of Sin (2013)
7.1/10
Director: Zhangke Jia
Starring: Zhao Tao, Wang Baoqiang, Wu Jiang, Lanshan Luo, Li Meng
Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence. The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival... Read more
A Town Like Alice (1956)
7.2/10
Director: Jack Lee
Starring: Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch, Maureen Swanson
Based on Neville Shute's internationally bestselling WWII tale about Japanese oppression of female British POWs in Malaysia. Virginia McKenna, Peter F... Read more
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (1945)
8.1/10
Director: Elia Kazan
Starring: Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dunn
Peggy Ann Gardner finds that life can be difficult if you are poor and live in Brooklyn at the turn of the century. Adapted from Betty Smith's novel,... Read more