4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 2, 2023

The 1950s saw director Vincente Minnelli continually evolving from mostly musicals — a pleasing genre he never totally forsook — into a period of his career ripe with luscious Metrocolor dramas. Movies such as Tea and Sympathy, Some Came Running, and Home from the Hill, don’t get   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on April 6, 2016

Tea and Sympathy Directed by Vicente Minnelli Written by Robert Anderson based on the play by Robert Anderson 1956/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Repeat viewing/YouTube rental Laura Reynolds: Who isn’t? This holds up remarkably well for a film that has dated in so many ways. Bill Reynolds (Leif Er   read more

Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on March 3, 2013

Over the years, Tea and Sympathy (and the memory of its original Broadway production) seem to have fallen from the dizzying heights of groundbreaking success to a benchmark for campy classicism. Well, maybe that’s not quite true, but the fact remains that this film is not nearly as well regard   read more