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"
Love and Rage (1998)
6.3/10
Director: Cathal Black
Starring: Daniel Craig, Greta Scacchi, Stephen Dillane
In the 19th century, a strong-willed Englishwoman hires an equally independent Irishman to work as manager of her estate on a remote Irish island. The... Read more
Love Comes Lately (2007)
5.7/10
Director: Jan Schutte
Starring: Otto Tausig, Tovah Feldshuh, Rhea Perlman, Barbara Hershey, Elizabeth Pena, Caro...
An elderly writer and unabashed lothario becomes lost in the romance and excitement of his own literary creations in this bittersweet comedy, vividly... Read more
Love Eternal (2013)
6.2/10
Director: Brendan Muldowney
Starring: Pollyanna McIntosh, Robert de Hoog, Amanda Ryan, Emma Eliza Regan
When Ian Harding's mother dies, he is left all alone in the world at the age of 26. Unable to understand basic human emotions, he takes the decision t... Read more
Love For Lydia (1977)
7.7/10
Starring: Christopher Blake, Peter Davison, Michael Aldridge, Jeremy Irons, Rachel Kempson
A coming-of-age story from the perspective of Edward Richardson, a junior journalist who falls deeply in love with the enchanting and reckless Lydia A... Read more
Love in a Cold Climate (2001)
7.2/10
Director: Tom Hooper
Starring: Alan Bates, Celia Imrie, Rosamund Pike, Elisabeth Dermot Walsh, Megan Dodds
Based on Nancy Mitford's beloved novel - a part thinly-veiled memoir, part biting satire and part fascinating window on a vanished way of life - this... Read more
Love in Thoughts (2004)
7.1/10
Director: Achim von Borries
Starring: Thure Lindhardt, Daniel Bruhl, August Diehl
Inspired by a true story, this atmospheric German drama examines the unlikely friendship between working-class poet Paul and wealthy daredevil Guenthe... Read more
Love is Strange (1998)
6.7/10
Director: Annette Haywood-Carter
Starring: Kate Nelligan, Ron Silver
Kathryn (Kate Nelligan) and Tom (Ron Silver) were opposites whose marriage ended in divorce and bitterness. However, when Kathryn discovers that she h... Read more
Love is Strange (2014)
6.7/10
Director: Ira Sachs
Starring: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei, Cheyenne Jackson, Charlie Tahan, Mann...
After 28 years together, Ben and George take advantage of the new marriage laws and tie the knot in a garden wedding in the East Village. Returning fr... Read more
Love It Was Not (2020)
7.6/10
The tragic love story of Helena Citron, a young Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz, and Austrian SS officer Franz Wunsch. Read more
Love Like Poison ( Un Poison Violent ) (2010)
6.4/10
Director: Katell Quillevere
Starring: Michel Galabru, Thierry Neuvic, Clara Augarde, Lio , Stefano Cassetti
Anna (Clara Augarde) is a 14-year-old girl who comes back to the family home in small town Brittany from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays... Read more