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 Live Long (2008)
5.5/10
Director: Mike Figgis
Starring: Daniel Lapaine, Sophie Winkleman
Mike Figgis pushes the boundaries of cinema with this experimental digital feature about a chance encounter in Turkey. Originally approached to make a... Read more
Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
7.2/10
Director: Charles Vidor
Starring: Doris Day, James Cagney, Cameron Mitchell, Robert Keith, Tom Tully
An engrossing musical bio of Jazz Age singing sensation Ruth Etting (Doris Day), whose life and career were dominated by a gangster called 'The Gimp'... Read more
Love Sarah (2020)
6/10
Director: Eliza Schroeder
Starring: Rupert Penry-Jones, Celia Imrie, Bill Paterson
A young woman wishes to fulfill her mother's dream of opening her own bakery in Notting Hill, London. To do this, she enlists the help of an old frien... Read more
Love Songs for Tough Guys (2021)
Starring: Francois Damiens, Ramzy Bedia, Vanessa Paradis, Joey Starr, Bouli Lanners
In a port city, the lives of a few isolated people, used to violence, are strongly influenced by the love they feel for each other. Choices, envy, lov... Read more
Love Unto Death (1984)
7/10
Director: Alain Resnais
Starring: Andre Dussollier, Fanny Ardant, Jean Daste, Pierre Arditi, Sabine Azema
French director Alain Resnais ('Hiroshima, Mon Amour') directs this candid exploration of love and mortality. When Simon (Pierre Arditi) suffers a nea... Read more
Lovelace (2013)
6.2/10
Director: Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
Starring: Chloe Sevigny, Eric Roberts, Hank Azaria, Robert Patrick, Sharon Stone, Wes Bent...
In 1972 - before the internet, before the porn explosion - "Deep Throat" was a phenomenon: the first scripted pornographic theatrical feature film, fe... Read more
Loveless (Nelyubov) (2017)
7.7/10
Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev
Starring: Aleksey Rozin, Maryana Spivak, Matvei Novikov
Still living under the same roof, the Moscow couple of Boris and Zhenya is in the terrible final stages of a bitter divorce. Under those circumstances... Read more
Lovely and Amazing (2001)
Director: Nicole Holofcener
Starring: Catherine Keener, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Mortimer, Jake Gyllenhaal, James LeGros,...
Nicole Holofcener's follow-up feature to her critically acclaimed debut "Walking and Talking", "Lovely and Amazing" is an intimate family portrait of... Read more
Lovely Molly (2012)
5.3/10
Director: Eduardo Sanchez
Starring: Alexandra Holden, Johnny Lewis, Gretchen Lodge
When newlywed Molly Reynolds returns to her long-abandoned family home, frightful reminders of a nightmarish childhood begin seeping into her new life... Read more
Loverboy (2004)
6/10
Director: Kevin Bacon
Starring: Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Oliver Platt, Campbell Scott, Marisa To...
Kevin Bacon's directorial debut is a moving drama based on Victoria Redel's best-selling novel about Emily (Kyra Sedgwick), a woman who was neglected... Read more