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"
Last Stop Paradise (1998)
Director: Lucian Pintilie
Starring: Costel Cascaval, Dorina Chiriac
Aka "Terminus Paradis". On the outskirts of Bucharest one hot summer day, Norica, a young waitress, and Mitu, a pig-farmer, meet, flirt with each othe... Read more
Last Train to Freo (2006)
6.6/10
Director: Jeremy Sims
Starring: Steve Le Marquand, Gigi Edgley, Tom Budge, Glenn Hazeldine, Gillian Jones
Jeremy Sims switches from actor to director for this taut Aussie thriller that began life as a short play. Set in real time, a woman boards a train c... Read more
Late Autumn (1960)
8/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Setsuko Hara, Yoko Tsukasa, Keiji Sada, Chishu Ryu, Shin Saburi
A widow tries to marry off her daughter with the help of her late husband's three friends. Read more
Late Night (2019)
6.6/10
Director: Nisha Ganatra
Starring: Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, Max Casella, Hugh Dancy, John Lithgow, Denis O'Hare...
A late-night talk show host's world is turned upside down when she hires her first and only female staff writer. Originally intended to smooth over di... Read more
Laurel Canyon (2002)
6.4/10
Director: Lisa Cholodenko
Starring: Frances McDormand, Kate Beckinsale, Christian Bale, Natascha McElhone, Alessandr...
In an exclusive Los Angeles neighbourhood, ageing hippie record producer Frances McDormand finds her empty nest filled by son Christian Bale and his f... Read more
Laurence Anyways (2012)
7.7/10
Director: Xavier Dolan
Starring: Melvil Poupaud, Nathalie Baye, Suzanne Clement
In 1990s Montreal, Laurence (Melvil Poupaud) tells his girlfriend Fred (Suzanne Clement) that he wants to become a woman. In spite of the odds, in spi... Read more
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
7.4/10
Director: F Gary Gray
Starring: Bruce McGill, Colm Meaney, Jamie Foxx, Leslie Bibb, Gerard Butler, Regina Hall,...
When Philadelphia family man Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) learns that the D.A. (Jamie Foxx) has cut a deal allowing one of the two killers who murder... Read more
Lawless (2012)
7.3/10
Director: John Hillcoat
Starring: Gary Oldman, Guy Pearce, Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikows...
A crime drama from John Hillcoat ("The Proposition") set in prohibition-era rural Virginia in the early 1930s, adapted by musician Nick Cave from the... Read more
Lawn Dogs (1997)
7.6/10
Director: John Duigan
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Christopher McDonald, Kathleen Quinlan, Mischa Barton
Landscaper Sam Rockwell ('Box of Moonlight') observes the foibles of the privileged people around him in a posh surburban gated community and forms an... Read more
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
8.3/10
Director: David Lean
Starring: Alec Guinness, Anthony Quayle, Anthony Quinn, Arthur Kennedy, Claude Rains, Jack...
Director David Lean follows the heroic, true-life odyssey of T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) in this dramatic portrait of the famed British Officer's jo... Read more