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"
La Commare Secca ( The Grim Reaper ) (1962)
6.9/10
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Starring: Carlotta Barilli, Lorenza Benedetti, Clorinda Celani, Vincenzo Ciccora
Bertolucci's debut feature was written by his friend Pier Paolo Pasolini and bears that filmmaker's mark of realism. When a prostitute is murdered in... Read more
La Luna (1979)
8/10
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Starring: Jill Clayburgh, Renato Salvatori, Tomas Milian, Matthew Barry, Veronica Lazar
When her husband dies suddenly, Caterina (Jill Clayburgh) takes her teenaged son to Italy, where she will be performing in several operas. As she imme... Read more
La Maison de Nina (2004)
Director: Richard Dembo
Starring: Arie Elmaleh, Katia Lewkowicz, Agnes Jaoui, Sarah Adler
Aka 'Nina's Home'. During WWII, a chateau outside of Paris is a safe-house for Jewish children where they are raised fairly ignorant of their danger a... Read more
La moglie più bella/The Most Beautiful Wife (Blu-ray) (1970)
Starring: Ornella Muti
Based on the story of Franca Viola and Filippo Melodia. In Sicily, as a Mafia boss leaves for prison, he advises Vito, a young man who's his potential... Read more
La Petite Jerusalem (2005)
Director: Karin Albou
Starring: Fanny Valette, Elsa Zylberstein, Bruno Todeschini, Heidi Tillette deClermont Ton...
An orthodox Jewish teen living with her family in a tight-knit Jewish suburb in Paris attempts to balance her religious upbringing with her increasing... Read more
La Piscine (The Swimming Pool) (Blu-ray) (1969)
7/10
Director: Jacques Deray
Starring: Alain Delon, Maurice Ronet, Jane Birkin
Lovers Marianne and Jean-Paul spend their vacation in a villa near St.-Tropez. The main feature of the villa is a swimming pool, stage for most of the... Read more
La Tragedia de Macario (2005)
6.9/10
Director: Pablo Veliz
Starring: Tina Rodriguez, Rogelio Ramos, Victor Agustino
Determined to provide his wife with a better life, Macario (Rogelio Ramos) leaves his Mexican village to find work in the United States. This drama fo... Read more
La Vache (2016)
6.8/10
Director: Mohamed Hamidi
Starring: Lambert Wilson, Jamel Debbouze
An Algerian man's life-long dream finally comes true when he receives an invitation to take his cow Jacqueline to the Paris International Agriculture... Read more
Labor Day (2013)
6.9/10
Director: Jason Reitman
Starring: Josh Brolin, Kate Winslet, Tobey Maguire, Gattlin Griffith
"Labor Day" centers on 13-year-old Henry Wheeler (Gattlin Griffith), who struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother Adele... Read more
Labyrinth of Lies (2014)
7.3/10
Director: Giulio Ricciarelli
Starring: Johannes Krisch, Alexander Fehling, Andre Szymanski, Friederike Becht, Johann vo...
Germany, 1958: when young attorney Johann Radmann comes across sensitive documents that would bring members of the SS who served in Auschwitz to trial... Read more