Tom à la ferme (2013)

A grieving man meets his lover's family, who were not aware of their son's sexual orientation.

Director:

Xavier Dolan

Writers:

Xavier Dolan (screenplay), Michel Marc Bouchard (screenplay)

Stars:

Xavier Dolan, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Lise Roy

8 wins & 26 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Xavier Dolan	...	Tom
Pierre-Yves Cardinal	...	Francis
Lise Roy	...	Agathe
Evelyne Brochu	...	Sarah
Manuel Tadros	...	Bar Owner
Jacques Lavallée	...	Priest
Anne Caron	...	Doctor
Olivier Morin	...	Paul
Johanne Léveillé	...	Service Station Employee
Mathieu Roy	...	Man at Convenience Store

Storyline

The story of Tom, who is in the grip of grief and depression following the death of his lover. When he meets the family of the deceased, it is revealed the mother was not aware of her son's sexual orientation, or his relationship with Tom either, for that matter.

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Plot Keywords:

farm | grief | homophobia | huis clos | loss of loved one | 

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Taglines:

What you don't know WILL hurt you.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Diaphana Films [France] Official Facebook

Country:

France Canada

Language:

French

Release Date:

14 August 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tom at the Farm

Filming Locations:

Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

MK2 Productions,Sons of Manual,Arte France Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first film of Xavier Dolan to be distributed by Entertainment One, since Alliance Atlantis was acquired by Entertainment One in 2013.

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Quotes

Agathe: Why did my son stop visiting? Why didn't he call or write anymore? What kind of accident was it? Who was he with? How did it happen? Where? When? Nobody dies at twenty-five! No one!

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Connections

Referenced in Northern Lights (2016)

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Soundtracks

Pleurs dans la pluie
Originally written as "Tears in the Rain"
by Desmond Child and Diane Warren
Language
Adapted in French by Eddy Marnay
Performed by Mario Pelchat and Xavier Dolan (uncredited)
[Heard during the funeral]
Published by Universal-Polyhram International and Realsongs
With the Authorization of MP3 Disques

User Reviews

Boring

I really fail to see the brilliance of the movie or of Xavier Dolan. Admittedly, it is the first movie of him I watched, and I will Watch others to try to understand why everybody think he is a Genius.

On the story. Parents not aware of their child's sexuality and relatives trying to hide the truth. Really not original or special. It isn't enough to make a good film, perhaps a short. Other than that it's very slow, and there is little to feed on, be it images or music. And full of clichés such as the violent and rough farmer. It is also not clear why he feels the need to disfigure the brother's friend in a bar, nor why he wasn't jailed for it or nobody questioned him about it, neither brother nor parents nor police. Or was it fine for his brother to have someone disfigured for him in a bar?

What strikes about Dolan is this movie, apart from the horrible hair color, is how he seems to like filling the screen most of the time. I hadn't a stopwatch, but it feels like he is filling the screen, mostly his head, 50-70 % of the time or more. Are we supposed to be ecstatic about the acting?

All in all, this is a movie, that in my opinion, one can afford not to watch.

Let's just say that nothing strikes as interesting or remarkable, from the story to the photography to the original soundtrack. Acting is OK.