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"
Welcome Aboard (2012)
5.9/10
Director: Jean Becker
Starring: Jacques Weber, Miou-Miou, Patrick Chesnais, Jeanne Lambert
Taillandier (Patrick Chesnais) is a well-known painter in his sixties, but despite his success he finds himself overwhelmed by depression and decides... Read more
Welcome Home, Soldier Boys (1972)
7.2/10
Director: Richard Compton
Starring: Alan Vint, Geoffrey Lewis, Joe Don Baker, Francine York
Discharged soldiers, just back from Vietnam, decide to drive across country and see the nation they protected. The country, however, doesn't want to s... Read more
Welcome the Stranger (2018)
4.8/10
Director: Justin Kelly
Starring: Caleb Landry Jones, Riley Keough, Abbey Lee
Alice arrives at her estranged brother Ethan's house in an attempt to reconcile, but bizarre visions, the return of his strange girlfriend, and Alice'... Read more
Welcome to Marwen (2018)
5.9/10
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Leslie Mann, Diane Kruger, Diane Kruger, Merritt Weav...
When a devastating attack shatters Mark Hogancamp (Steve Carell) and wipes away all memories, no one expected recovery. Putting together pieces from h... Read more
Welcome to New York (2014)
5.4/10
Director: Abel Ferrara
Starring: Gerard Depardieu, Jacqueline Bisset
The career-imploding misadventures of former IMF chief (and presumptive French presidential candidate) Dominique Strauss-Kahn get filtered through the... Read more
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
6.8/10
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Stephen Dillane, Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tomei
Based on a true story about a group of journalists covering the Bosnian conflict; centering on a British TV reporter who becomes especially outraged b... Read more
Wendy (2020)
5.7/10
Director: Benh Zeitlin
Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, Wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of youth f... Read more
Wendy and Lucy (2008)
7.1/10
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Starring: Michelle Williams, John Robinson, Will Oldham, Will Patton
The intimate tale of Wendy (Michelle Williams), sick of her unappreciated life in Indiana, who packs up her car and her dog, Lucy, and heads off for a... Read more
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
8.3/10
Director: Bela Tarr
Starring: Hanna Schygulla, Lars Rudolph
Bela Tarr's gravely haunting, challenging existential meditation is set in a bleak and wintry Hungarian village which is visited by a distinctly odd t... Read more
West (2007)
6/10
Director: Daniel Krige
Starring: Khan Chittenden, Nathan Phillips, Michael Dorman, Gillian Alexy, David Field, An...
Dramatic, tense and explosive, 'West' is a searing meditation on alienated youth that achieves a state of grace through the power of its performances.... Read more