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"
Ip Man 4: The Finale (Blu-ray) (2019)
7.2/10
Director: Wilson Yip
Starring: Donnie Yen, Scott Adkins
The Kung Fu master travels to the U.S. where his student has upset the local martial arts community by opening a Wing Chun school. Read more
Irina Palm (2007)
7.2/10
Director: Sam Garbarski
Starring: Marianne Faithfull, Miki Manojlovic, Kevin Bishop, Siobhan Hewlett, Dorka Gryllu...
Maggie (Marianne Faithfull), a working-class fifty-something, increasingly desperate to cover the cost of her ailing grandson's operation, finds all l... Read more
Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
7.6/10
Director: Katja von Garnier
Starring: Hilary Swank, Frances O'Connor, Julia Ormond, Anjelica Huston, Molly Parker, Pat...
American women didn't get the vote until 1920, an important yet largely overlooked historical landmark that is given air in this HBO-produced drama st... Read more
Ironclad (Blu-ray) (2011)
6.1/10
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Jason Flemyng, Brian Cox
In thirteenth-century England, a Knights Templar and a few of the Barons men fight to defend Rochester Castle against the tyrannical King John. Read more
Ironweed (1987)
6.8/10
Director: Hector Babenco
Starring: Carroll Baker, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne, Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Michael...
Oscar-nominated turns by Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson spark this somber Depression-era tale, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by William K... Read more
Irresistible (2006)
5.8/10
Director: Ann Turner
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Sam Neill, Emily Blunt, Charles Tingwell, William McInnes, Terry...
Sophie (Susan Sarandon), is still struggling with the death of her mother when she becomes convinced that her husband Craig (Sam Neill) and her childr... Read more
Irreversible (2002)
7.4/10
Director: Gaspar Noe
Starring: Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel, Jo Prestia
Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a s... Read more
Is Anybody There? (2008)
6.8/10
Director: John Crowley
Starring: Leslie Phillips, Michael Caine, Rosemary Harris, Sylvia Syms, David Morrissey, A...
Ten-year-old Edward (Bill Milner) lives in his family-run retirement home. While his mother struggles to keep the family business afloat and his fathe... Read more
Isabelle Eberhardt (1991)
5.9/10
Director: Ian Pringle
Starring: Mathilda May, Tcheky Karyo, Peter O'Toole
The story of a young woman journalist who becomes enmeshed in the politics of the annexation of Morrocco from Algeria at the turn of the twentieth cen... Read more
Isadora (1968)
7.6/10
Director: Karel Reisz
Starring: James Fox, Jason Robards, Vanessa Redgrave, Ivan Tchenko
A.k.a. "The Loves of Isadora". Isadora Duncan was the most iconic free-style dancer of the 20th century, and a woman who courted both admiration and s... Read more