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"
How To Have Sex (2023)
6.5/10
Starring: Mia Mckenna-Bruce, Lara Peake, Samuel Bottomley, Daisy Jelley
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
How to Make an American Quilt (1996)
6.2/10
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Starring: Anne Bancroft, Dermot Mulroney, Winona Ryder, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Nelligan, Alfr...
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
How To Please A Woman (2022)
6.1/10
Starring: Sally Phillips, Tasma Walton, Cameron Daddo, Josh Thomson, Erik Thomson, Ryan Jo...
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
Howards End (1992)
7.5/10
Director: James Ivory
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, James Wilby, Prunella Scal...
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
Howards End ( Blu-ray ) (1992)
7.5/10
Director: James Ivory
Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Anthony Hopkins, Jemma Redgrave, Vanessa Redgrave, Prunell...
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
Howl (2010)
6.8/10
Director: Jeffrey Friedman
Starring: Bob Balaban, David Strathairn, Mary-Louise Parker, Treat Williams, James Franco,...
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
Huck and the King of Hearts (1993)
5.5/10
Director: Michael Keusch
Starring: Chauncey Leopardi, Dee Wallace, Christopher Stone, Graham Greene, John Astin, Jo...
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
Hud (1962)
7.9/10
Director: Martin Ritt
Starring: Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal
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
Hugo (2011)
7.5/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa But...
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
Hugo ( Blu-ray ) (2011)
7.5/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa But...
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