Tom at the Farm

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Robson C @RT82519826 May 22 Tom, jovem publicitário, viaja ao campo para o velório do namorado. Ao chegar, descobre que a mãe do falecido desconhecia sua homossexualidade e que Francis, o irmão, sustenta uma mentira para protegê‑la. Tom é forçado a participar dessa farsa e, sob pressão, acaba cedendo. Surge então uma relação tóxica entre os dois: Francis oscila entre homofobia, desejo e violência, enquanto Tom, isolado na fazenda, torna‑se emocionalmente prisioneiro, quase submetido a uma lavagem cerebral. A tensão sexual cresce, e Tom passa a negar sua própria vida fora dali. O filme constrói esse vínculo doentio, embora a peça aprofunde mais os fantasmas familiares, especialmente a presença de Gui, o irmão morto, que na obra teatral tem maior peso simbólico. No cinema, Dolan transforma a história em suspense, deixando protagonista e público desorientados. O filme funciona, mas a peça mergulha mais fundo no drama. See more Wolfgang G @RT51462348 01/02/2024 Sag nicht, wer du bist! (Originaltitel: Tom à la ferme) ist ein Thriller von Xavier Dolan (Drehbuch, Regie und Hauptdarsteller)... Ein trauernder Mann lernt die Familie seines verstorbenen Liebhabers kennen, die von der sexuellen Ausrichtung ihres Sohnes nichts wusste… Xavier Dolan beweist in "Tom à la ferme" sein filmisches Talent in der Art von Hitchcock (Sohn und Mutter Verhältnis) …ein in Nah- und Großaufnahmen gestellter perfekter Psychothriller… angespannt und zugleich klaustrophobisch inszeniert… Vier Sterne. See more Dave S @RT68722908 11/23/2022 Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan was only in his mid-twenties when he directed, wrote, produced, edited and starred in (and probably provided the catering) Tom at the Farm, an odd but eerily effective psychological thriller. Tom (Dolan) travels from Montreal to a farm in rural Quebec to attend the funeral of his male partner. After meeting his lover's mother and brother, the dynamics take on a sinister angle when he decides to remain on the farm to help in its operation. As Dolan would go on the prove in later films, he certainly has an eye for images, an ear for dialogue and a sense for interesting characters. If there is a problem with Tom at the Farm, it might be the fact that the audience needs to know more about the characters. For example, what exactly motivates Tom's female friend to come to the farm to pretend she was the deceased's girlfriend? Why would the mother be devastated if she found out her son was gay? And that is only the start of the questions. Otherwise, it is a sound film throughout and foreshadows some of the greatness from Dolan that was to follow. See more Jerod S @jeroduptown 11/18/2022 Tom is a painful movie...and you never escape the secrets, violence and depression of what happened. Tom visits his ex's farm and finds a brother that is violent and a mom on the brink of the loony bin. See more razvan p @n1mr0d 11/02/2022 it made the best out of those apples See more Sameir A @RT21611577 12/12/2021 Am a huge fan of Mommy (2014) directed by Xavier Dolan. This gave me a huge expectation on this film. He also starred in the lead role. But, totally disappointed me. It failed to engage me completely into the movie. See more Read all reviews

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