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"
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Three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday - drinking, clubbing and hooking up, in what should be the best summer of their lives. Read more
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Winona Ryder, a 26 year old woman working on her thesis on handcraft, who while considering her Boyfriend's proposal of marriage, meets a group of wom... Read more
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When her all-male house-cleaning business gets out of control, a mature woman must embrace her own sexuality, if she is to make a new life for herself... Read more
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The pinnacle of the decades-long collaboration between producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory, 'Howards End' is a luminous vision of E. M.... Read more
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The pinnacle of the decades-long collaboration between producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory, 'Howards End' is a luminous vision of E. M.... Read more
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James Franco stars as famed Beat poet Allen Ginsberg in this moving drama, centered on his iconic poem "Howl" and the 1957 obscenity trial that follow... Read more
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An updated version of Mark Twain's classic, this adaptation has the same adventurous young Huck in the world of early 1990's America, making his way a... Read more
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Paul Newman is Hud, a man at odds with his father, tradition and himself. Patricia Neal and Melvyn Douglas both won Academy Awards for their roles as... Read more
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An extravagant and elegant film that draws inspiration from an unabashed love for the magic of early cinema, Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" is based on the... Read more
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An extravagant and elegant film that draws inspiration from an unabashed love for the magic of early cinema, Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" is based on the... Read more