Tea and Sympathy is a 1956 drama film set in a boys' preparatory school in Massachusetts. It tells the story of a high school student who faces homophobia and his own sexual awakening. The film explores themes of conformity, masculinity, and coming of age. The plot focuses on the relationship between the student and an older woman who tries to act more masculine to fit in with her domineering father. The film is based on a play and features dance lessons, mountain climbing, tennis, and gardening.
A couple of bourgeois intellectuals, Carlo and Silvia, have been married for twenty years. While she lives in their flat in Rome, he spends most of his time in the country house where he writes his books, openly living with his younger lover, Lù. In return, Carlo has long accepted that her wife may have lovers, but her volatile relationship with a young neo-fascist suddenly rekindles his jealousy.
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