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"
Hideous Kinky (1999)
6.1/10
Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Starring: Kate Winslet, Said Taghmaoui, Bella Riza
Based on an autobiographical novel by Esther Freud and telling the interesting story about a young mother (Kate Winslet) who leaves her home, lover an... Read more
High Art (1998)
6.7/10
Director: Lisa Cholodenko
Starring: Ally Sheedy, Bill Sage, Gabriel Mann, Patricia Clarkson, Radha Mitchell
By chance, a disenchanted assistant editor at a prestigious New York photography magazine is drawn into the dysfunctional life of her once celebrated... Read more
High Ground (2020)
6.5/10
Director: Stephen Johnson
Starring: Simon Baker, Jack Thompson, Ryan Corr
In a bid to save the last of his family, Gutjuk, a young Aboriginal man, teams up with ex-soldier Travis to track down Baywara, the most dangerous war... Read more
High Ground (Blu-ray) (2020)
6.5/10
Director: Stephen Johnson
Starring: Simon Baker, Jack Thompson, Ryan Corr
In a bid to save the last of his family, Gutjuk, a young Aboriginal man, teams up with ex-soldier Travis to track down Baywara, the most dangerous war... Read more
High Heels (1991)
7.2/10
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Starring: Victoria Abril, Miguel Bose, Marisa Paredes
A famous torch song singer (Marisa Parides) returns to Spain from Mexico with the hope of being reunited with the daughter (Victoria Abril) she previo... Read more
High Life (2018)
5.9/10
Director: Claire Denis
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Andre Benjamin, Mia Goth
Monte and his baby daughter are the last survivors of a damned and dangerous mission to the outer reaches of the solar system. They must now rely on e... Read more
High Road To China (Blu-ray) (1983)
6.1/10
Director: Brian G. Hutton
Starring: Tom Selleck, Bess Armstrong
During WW1, an alcoholic American biplane pilot is hired by the spoiled daughter of an industrialist to find her father who disappeared in Asia, that... Read more
High Sierra (1940)
7.6/10
Director: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino, Arthur Kennedy
Humphrey Bogart gives a classic performance as an aging gangster in a modern, changing world. As a favour to a friend, Bogart agrees to one more job,... Read more
High Tide (1987)
7.2/10
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Starring: Judy Davis, Jan Adele, Claudia Karvan, Colin Friels
In an AFI Award winning performance, Judy Davis plays Lilli, a back-up singer for an Elvis impersonator. When she is fired from the tour in a NSW Sout... Read more
High-Rise (2015)
5.6/10
Director: Ben Wheatley
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Elisabeth Moss, Tom Hiddleston, Luke Evans
The brutalism begins with the architecture and extends all the way down to the residents in Ben Wheatleys High-Rise, a flashy adaptation of J.G. Ba... Read more