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 Virgin Suicides (2000)
7.2/10
Director: Sofia Coppola
Starring: Danny DeVito, James Woods, Josh Hartnett, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Michae...
Writer/Director Sofia Coppola's acclaimed debut feature, based on Jeffrey Eugenides' novel, traces the tragic ends of five beautiful young sisters in... Read more
The Visitor (2007)
7.7/10
Director: Tom McCarthy
Starring: Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Jekesai Gurira, Hiam Abbass, Marian Seldes,...
A lonely widower and college professor (Richard Jenkins) finds his dull existence suddenly brought into focus when he befriends a pair of illegal immi... Read more
The Visitors (1972)
6.5/10
Director: Elia Kazan
Starring: James Woods, Steve Railsback, Patrick McVey, Chico Martinez, Patricia Joyce
Bill Schmidt (James Woods) is a Vietnam veteran who has returned home and wants to take it easy. His father-in-law Harry Wayne (Patrick McVey), who ha... Read more
The Voice of the Moon (La voce della luna) (1990)
6.3/10
Director: Federico Fellini
Starring: Roberto Benigni
The Voice of the Moon (Italian: La voce della luna) is a 1990 Italian dramatic comedy film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Roberto Benigni,... Read more
The Vow (2012)
6.8/10
Director: Michael Sucsy
Starring: Jessica Lange, Sam Neill, Scott Speedman, Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum
Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams are the perfect Chicago couple - until a terrible car accident robs her of her memory and she awakens from a coma be... Read more
The Voyage (1974)
6/10
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Starring: Ian Bannen, Richard Burton, Sophia Loren
In turn-of-the-century Sicily, aristocratic scions Adriana (Sophia Loren) and Cesar (Richard Burton) have loved one another for years, but Adriana acc... Read more
The Wackness (2008)
7/10
Director: Jonathan Levine
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Famke Janssen, Olivia Thirlby, Mary-Kate Olsen, Jane Ad...
Set on the streets of '90s New York, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) is in the sweet limbo between high school and college - chasing girls and trading pot fo... Read more
The Wait (2015)
4.7/10
Director: Piero Messina
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Lou de Laage
Academy-Award winner Juliette Binoche gives one of the finest performances of her career in this dazzling and emotionally rich debut feature from Ital... Read more
The Waiting City (2009)
6.2/10
Director: Claire McCarthy
Starring: Radha Mitchell, Joel Edgerton, Samrat Chakrabarti, Isabel Lucas
Directed by Australian rising talent Claire McCarthy, 'The Waiting City' tells the story of an outwardly happy Australian couple who journey to India... Read more
The Waiting Room (2007)
6.5/10
Director: Roger Goldby
Starring: Anne-Marie Duff, Ralf Little, Rupert Graves, Zoe Telford, Frank Finlay, Phyllida...
A deft drama about love and loneliness in London with Anne-Marie Duff as Anna, a single mum who has a chance encounter with Stephen (Ralf Little) in a... Read more