Few filmmakers in modern times have had such a meteoric rise, at such an early age, as Xavier Dolan. The French-Canadian wunderkind, a former child-star (and still occasionally a voiceover actor for local dubs, with roles including Ron Weasley in the "Harry Potter" films) premiered his first film at Cannes aged only twenty, and has returned to the festival twice more, rising up through the sidebars with "Heartbeats" and "Laurence Anyways." Now at the grand old age of 24, Dolan is on his fourth feature, which marks something of a break in tradition. Not only is he premiering his latest, "Tom A La Ferme" (or in English, "Tom At The Farm") at Venice rather than on the Croisette (and, for the first time, in competition), but the film also marks the first time he's gone into genre territory -- at least in part. Having taken a break from appearing in front of the camera on "Laurence Anyways," the director again takes the lead role here, as the titular Tom, who we meet driving out...
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