Tea and Sympathy

Tea and Sympathy

Where does a woman's sympathy leave off -- and her indiscretion begin?

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Release Date

9/27/1956

Runtime

122 mins

Genres

Overview

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

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,737,000

Revenue

$3,445,000

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A quietly devastating meditation on loneliness and the desperate need for understanding in a world that punishes difference. The film moves with the slow, suffocating pace of boarding school life, finding depth and heartbreak in small moments of connection.

Mood

MelancholicWistfulClaustrophobic

Themes

Coming of ageIsolationIdentity

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Meditative

Look

NaturalisticFormalist

Structure

Framed flashback

Heads up

Sexual content

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