7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Tea and Sympathy (1956)
Tea and Sympathy (1956)
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.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.5
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film explicitly critiques rigid gender roles and toxic masculinity within a boarding school setting, championing empathy and acceptance for a sensitive, non-conforming individual. Its central thesis aligns with progressive ideology by challenging oppressive social norms.
The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white ensemble. However, its narrative strongly critiques the rigid and conformist aspects of traditional male identity, portraying the societal pressures associated with it as harmful and central to the story's conflict.
Secondary
This film empathetically portrays a sensitive young man ostracized for perceived homosexuality, critiquing the destructive impact of societal prejudice and rigid gender roles. Despite a heteronormative resolution influenced by its era, the narrative affirms the worth of non-conforming individuals and condemns the forces that cause their suffering.
The film critiques the rigid, judgmental, and cruel social norms of a 1950s boarding school, implicitly rooted in a narrow interpretation of morality often associated with conservative Christian values. By condemning the bigotry and lack of empathy displayed by characters and championing compassion, the narrative affirms core virtues found within Christian teachings by condemning their perversion.
This film explores societal pressures on masculinity and gender roles through the story of a sensitive young man perceived as effeminate. While it touches on themes of identity and societal acceptance, it does not include any transsexual characters or themes, focusing instead on gender expression and implied homosexuality within its historical context.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1956 film "Tea and Sympathy" is an adaptation of a 1953 play. All major characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character being portrayed as a different gender.
The 1956 film "Tea and Sympathy" is an adaptation of a 1953 play. All main characters in both the original play and the film adaptation were consistently portrayed as white, with no changes in racial depiction for the screen version.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
6.9
Critic Ratings
8.2
N/A
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