Funeral Parade Queer Film Society is proud to present Tea and Sympathy, Vincente Minelli’s heartfelt exploration of difference, prejudice and identity.

Tom Lee (John Kerr), a shy and artistic student at a boys' boarding school, is taunted by his classmates for his lack of masculinity, earning him the cruel nickname “sister boy”. He forms a close bond with Laura Reynolds (Deborah Kerr), the wife of his housemaster, who offers him kindness and understanding. As Tom struggles with his identity and growing feelings for Laura, her husband becomes suspicious of their connection – could there be more than just friendship between them? Tea and Sympathy is a landmark in the Queer Hollywood canon for its tackling of gender and homophobia, and a moving work of melodrama in its own right.