Tea and
Sympathy is a 1956 American drama film and an adaptation of Robert Anderson's
1953 stage play of the same name directed by Vincente Minnelli and produced by
Pandro S. Berman for MGM in Metrocolor
Seventeen-year-old
Tom Robinson Lee (John Kerr), a new senior at a boy's prep school, finds
himself at odds with the machismo culture of his class in which the other boys
love sports, roughhouse, fantasize about girls, and worship their coach, Bill
Reynolds (Leif Erickson). Tom prefers classical music, reads Candida, goes to
the theater, and generally seems to be more at ease in the company of women.
The other
boys torment Tom for his "unmanly" qualities and call him
"sister boy," and he is treated unfeelingly by his father, Herb Lee
(Edward Andrews), who believes a man should be manly and that his son should
fit in with the other boys. Only Al (Darryl Hickman), his roommate, treats Tom
with any decency, perceiving that being different is not the same as being
unmasculine. This growing tension is observed by Laura Reynolds (Deborah Kerr),
wife of the coach. The Reynoldses are also Tom's and Al's house master and
mistress. Laura tries to build a connection with the young man, often inviting
him alone to tea, and eventually falls in love with him, in part because of his
many similarities to her first husband John, who was killed in World War II.
The
situation escalates when Tom is goaded into visiting the local prostitute Ellie
(Norma Crane) to dispel suspicions about his sexuality, but things go badly.
His failure to lose his virginity causes him to attempt suicide in the woman's
kitchen. His father arrives from the city to meet with the dean about Tom's
impending expulsion, having been alerted to Tom's raffish intentions by a
classmate. Assuming his son's success, he boasts of his son's sexual triumph
and time-honored leap into manhood until the Reynoldses inform him otherwise.
Laura goes in search of Tom and finds him where he often goes to ruminate, near
the golf course's sixth tee. She tries to comfort him, counseling that he'll
have a wife and family some day, but he's inconsolable. She starts to leave,
then returns and takes his hand, they kiss, and she says, "Years from now,
when you talk about this, and you will, be kind."
Ten years
into the future the adult Tom, now a successful writer and married, returns to
his prep school. The final scene shows Tom visiting his old coach and house
master to ask after Laura. Bill tells him that, last he's heard, she's out west
somewhere but he has a note from her to him, which she enclosed in her last
letter to her ex-husband. Tom opens it outside and learns that she wrote it
after reading his published novel, derived from his time at the school and
their relationship. After their moment of passion, she tells him, she had no
choice but to leave her husband, as Tom wrote in his book, "the wife
always kept her affection for the boy."
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| Original 1979 “Are You A Preppie?” Poster by Tom Shadyac |
TAKE IVY
"Encore" ... English version 2010, by Powerhouse
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Take Ivy is
a fashion photography book which documents the attire of Ivy League students.
The New York Times described it as “a treasure of fashion insiders”. Take Ivy
has been the Ivy League bible for Japanese baby boomers, among whom the Ivy
League look is very popular, though original copies are very rare in the West,
garnering auction prices as high as $2000.
Take Ivy
was authored by four Japanese sartorial style enthusiasts and is a collection
of candid photographs shot on the campuses of America’s elite Ivy League
universities. The series focuses on college-aged men and their clothes,
capturing the unique fashion of the student population of that time. Whether
getting a meal on campus, lounging in the quad, riding bikes, studying in the
library, in class, or at the boathouse, the subjects of this photographic
compendium are impeccably and distinctively dressed in some of the finest
American-made garments of the time.
Authors
Teruyoshi
Hayashida was born and raised in the fashionable Aoyama District of Tokyo. He
began shooting cover images for Men’s Club magazine right after the title’s
launch. His style was considered to be highly sophisticated and he was thought
of as a connoisseur of gourmet food, known for his homemade,
soy-sauce-marinated Japanese pepper (sansho), and his love of gunnel tempura
and Riesling wine.
Shosuke
Ishizu, the director of Ishizu Office, born in Okayama Prefecture, worked in
the editorial division at Men’s Club until 1960 after graduating from Kuwasawa
Design School. He established Ishizu Office in 1983, and now produces several
clothing brands including Niblick.
Toshiyuki
Kurosu joined VAN Jacket Inc. in 1961, where he was responsible for the
development of merchandise and sales promotion. Leaving the company in 1970 he
started his own business, Cross and Simon. After the brand stopped doing
business, Toshiyuki began appearing on the legendary variety show Asayan as a
regular gaining him high popularity among the public. Toshiyuki is also an active
writer and intellectual.
Hajime
(Paul) Hasegawa is from Hyogo Prefecture. After finishing his studies in the
U.S. in 1963, Hasegawa returned to Japan to join VAN Jacket Inc. There he was
responsible for advertising and public relations. Hasegawa was the main
coordinator and interpreter for the production of Take Ivy. He has since held
various managerial positions in Japan and abroad and is currently serving as
the executive director for Cosmo Public Relations Corporation.
Take Ivy was released in the United States on August 31,
2010.
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