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Tea and Sympathy is a 1956 American drama film and an adaptation of Robert Anderson's 1953 stage play of the same name directed by Vincente Minnelli and produced by Pandro S. Berman for MGM in Metrocolor.
A sensitive boy at a boy's prep school is harassed by his classmates and his father, but finds comfort in the coach's wife. Based on a Broadway play, the film explores themes of sexual awakening, homophobia and masculinity in the 1950s.
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- Drama
- Vincente Minnelli
- 1956-10-06
Tea and Sympathy is a 1953 stage play in three acts by Robert Anderson about a male private school student, Tom Lee, who faces accusations of homosexuality.
Tea and Sympathy - (Original Trailer) A faculty wife risks her marriage to help a troubled student who questions his own sexuality in Tea and Sympathy (1956) starring Deborah Kerr.
- Vincente Minnelli, Joel Freeman
- Deborah Kerr
Homosexuality was a taboo subject in 1956 Hollywood. So it was a challenge for screenwriter Robert Anderson to adapt his hit Broadway play about a sensitive prepschooler called "sister boy" by...
Enjoy traditional British comfort food and tea at Tea & Sympathy, a restaurant and shop in New York City. Order online for pick up or delivery, or browse their selection of British groceries, sweets, and merchandise.
A new senior at a boy's prep school, finds himself harassed by the machismo culture of his classmates and the unfeelingly behavior by his father, only being treated with decency by his roommate and with affection by the coach's wife.
