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 Gangster Films (1930)
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
'Walk Cheerfully' 1930. Kenji is a small thief who likes drinking and fighting. When he falls in love with sweet and simple Yazue, and she finds ou... Read more
The Garden Of Eden (1928)
6.8/10
Director: Lewis Milestone
Starring: Lowell Sherman
Toni Le Brun, a beautiful Viennese singer, becomes the ward of the wardrobe mistress of a Monte Carlo nightclub. Her benefactor, however, is actually... Read more
The Garden of Words (2013)
7.6/10
Director: Makoto Shinkai
When Takao, a young high school student who dreams of becoming a shoe designer, decides to skip school one day in favour of sketching in a rainy garde... Read more
The Gateway (2018)
5.6/10
Director: John V. Soto
Starring: Jacqueline McKenzie, Myles Pollard, Hayley McElhinney
A particle physicist grieving over the loss of her husband in a car crash travels to a parallel world to find him again, with dire consequences for he... Read more
The General (1998)
7.3/10
Director: John Boorman
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Jon Voight, Adrian Dunbar
A gritty character study of a true-life Dublin working-class criminal known as the General. Writer/director John Boorman traces Martin Cahill's incred... Read more
The Gentlemen (Blu-ray) (2019)
8.1/10
Director: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Colin Farr...
An American expat tries to sell off his highly profitable marijuana empire in London, triggering plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt t... Read more
The German Doctor (2013)
6.8/10
Director: Lucia Puenzo
Starring: Alex Brendemuhl, Natalia Oreiro, Diego Peretti
Aka "Wakolda". Lucía Puenzo's drama The German Doctor centers on a family in Argentina who are making a voyage in order to open a small resort lodge.... Read more
The Getting of Wisdom (1977)
6.6/10
Director: Bruce Beresford
Starring: Susannah Fowle, Barry Humphries, John Waters (II), Sheila Helpmann, Patricia Ken...
Based on the novel by Henry Handel Richardson (in fact a pseudonym for a 19th century female author), Bruce Beresford's coming of age drama perfectly... Read more
The Giants (2011)
6.7/10
Director: Bouli Lanners
Starring: Marthe Keller, Zacharie Chasseriaud, Martin Nissen
When two brothers are left by their parents for the summer at their dead grandfather's house in rural Belgium, they take to the surrounding countrysid... Read more
The Gilded Age (2022)
8/10
Director: Michael Engler
Starring: Carrie Coon, Taissa Farmiga, Simon Jones
The series follows the conflicts surrounding the new money Russell family and their old money neighbors, the van Rhijn family, in 1880s New York City... Read more