Tea and Sympathy

About Tea and Sympathy

A sensitive young man recalls his time in boarding school when the only person who seemed compassionate towards him was his housemaster's wife.

Tea and Sympathy (1956) is a drama film directed by Vincente Minnelli. The film is filed under high school student, older woman younger man relationship, boys' school, and preparatory school.

Deborah Kerr appears as Laura Reynolds, John Kerr as Tom Robinson Lee, Leif Erickson as Bill Reynolds, and Edward Andrews as Herb Lee. It runs 122 minutes and was released in September 1956.

The screenplay is by Robert Anderson. The film began as a stage production.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The History Boys, and Monster Pies make useful companions to Tea and Sympathy, all filed under gay theme and LGBT. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 63 votes.