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"
Antoinette In The Cévennes (2020)
Director: Caroline Vignal
Starring: Jean-Pierre Martins, Laure Calamy, Benjamin Lavernhe
Antoinette, a school teacher, is looking forward to her long planned summer holidays with her secret lover Vladimir, the father of one of her pupils.... Read more
Anton Chekhov's The Duel (2010)
6.9/10
Director: Dover Kosashvili
Starring: Jeremy Swift, Fiona Glascott, Tobias Menzies, Niall Buggy, Andrew Scott, Michell...
The passion between aristocrat Laevsky (Andrew Scott) and Nadia (Fiona Glascott), his married lover, cools shortly after the two retreat to an idyllic... Read more
Antonia's Line (1995)
7.5/10
Director: Marleen Gorris
Starring: Willeke van Ammelrooy, Els Dottermans, Jan Decleir
Marleen Gorris' winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film centres on an elderly woman who recalls her life in a small Dutch village on the day... Read more
Antonia's Line (Copy) (1995)
7.4/10
Director: Marleen Gorris
Starring: Willeke van Ammelrooy, Els Dottermans, Jan Decleir
Marleen Gorris' winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film centres on an elderly woman who recalls her life in a small Dutch village on the day... Read more
Antwone Fisher (2002)
7.3/10
Director: Denzel Washington
Starring: Derek Luke, Joy Bryant, Denzel Washington
Inspired by the true life experiences of its title character, Denzel Washington's accomplished directorial debut tells the compelling story of a troub... Read more
Any Day Now (2012)
7.5/10
Director: Travis Fine
Starring: Alan Cumming, Chris Mulkey, Frances Fisher, Gregg Henry, Don Franklin, Kelli Wil...
When a teenager with Down Syndrome (Isaac Leyva) is abandoned by his mother, a gay couple (Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt) takes him in and becomes... Read more
Any Given Sunday (1999)
6.9/10
Director: Oliver Stone
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Al Pacino, Ann-Margret , Cameron Diaz, Charlton Heston, Dennis Qu...
Oliver Stone's no-holds-barred, multi-character gridiron drama looks at the on, and off the field struggles of the Miami Sharks, a once-mighty team in... Read more
Any Man's Death (1990)
4.3/10
Director: Tom Clegg
Starring: John Savage, William Hickey, Mia Sara, Ernest Borgnine, Michael Lerner
A veteran reporter is investigating the disappearance of a photo-journalist who was covering a civil war in Africa. The only clue is a roll of film he... Read more
Anywhere But Here (1999)
6.2/10
Director: Wayne Wang
Starring: Shawn Hatosy, Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman, Bonnie Bedelia
Eager to build a better life for herself and teenage daughter, a Wisconsin Mum (Susan Sarandon), packs her car and without telling her daughter in adv... Read more
Apne (2007)
6/10
Director: Anil Sharma
Starring: Dharmendra , Bobby Deol, Sunny Deol, Shilpa Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Kirron Kher
Baldev made his family, and the whole of India, proud after winning a silver medal for boxing at the Olympic Games. But his dream of becoming the fir... Read more