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 Color Purple (1985)
7.8/10
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Adolph Caesar, Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery
Steven Spielberg's magnum opus, with Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover in an adaptation of Alice Walker's seminal book. A richly-textured, decades-span... Read more
The Color Purple ( Blu-ray ) (1985)
7.8/10
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Adolph Caesar, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Rae Dawn Chong, Whoopi Goldberg, Mar...
Steven Spielberg's magnum opus, with Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover in an adaptation of Alice Walker's seminal book. A richly-textured, decades-span... Read more
The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
6.4/10
Director: Paul Schrader
Starring: Rupert Everett, Helen Mirren, Christopher Walken, Natasha Richardson
A creepy and darkly erotic tale, set within mysterious yet alluring Venice. Two lovers on vacation are wooed by a bizarre married couple with strange... Read more
The Company (2003)
6.4/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Neve Campbell, Malcolm McDowell, James Franco
With the complete cooperation of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Robert Altman follows the stories of the dancers, whose professional and personal live... Read more
The Company Men (2010)
6.8/10
Director: John Wells
Starring: Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Tommy Lee Jones
Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, and Chris Cooper are corporate executives who have just been abruptly downsized. While the once-cocky Affleck trades the... Read more
The Company You Keep (2012)
6.4/10
Director: Robert Redford
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Chris Cooper, Julie Christie, Nick Nolte, Richard Jenkins, Robe...
When a former member of the radical protest/terrorist organisation the Weather Underground (Susan Sarandon) turns herself in to the FBI, Ben Shepard (... Read more
The Company You Keep ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
6.4/10
Director: Robert Redford
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Chris Cooper, Julie Christie, Nick Nolte, Richard Jenkins, Robe...
When a former member of the radical protest/terrorist organisation the Weather Underground (Susan Sarandon) turns herself in to the FBI, Ben Shepard (... Read more
The Concert (2009)
7.6/10
Director: Radu Mihaileanu
Starring: Miou-Miou, Melanie Laurent, Alexsey Guskov, Lionel Abelanski, Laurent Bateau, D...
25 years ago, Andrei Filipov was a prodigy - once the celebrated conductor of the Bolshoi Orchestra, the greatest orchestra in Russia. Today he works... Read more
The Conference (2022)
7.3/10
Director: Matti Geschonneck
On January 20, 1942, leading representatives of the German Nazi regime met in a villa in Berlin-Wannsee for a meeting that went down in history as the... Read more
The Confrontation (1969)
6.6/10
Director: Miklos Jancso
It is 1947; the Communist Party has just taken power in Hungary. In Jancsó's first color film, young students at a People's College have a debate with... Read more