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crash 113. movies whereIcangive myself asmallsalary. rather begrateful. Onlynow amIabletodo incredibly disappointedand unhappy. I’d financial terms, don’t thinkanartist’s successismeasuredin I’ve met. For metherealreward isartistic. I all thetraveling I’ve doneandallthepeople for myself. Iwant tocreate. I’mthrilledwith in my films. Mygoalisn’t tostack updollars at thepaceIwant towork at. Ialways invest projects. That’s how Imake sureIcanwork put everything Iearnback intomy next agreed towait alittle. working onanother. sothewholeteamall production endedonthatfilm, Istarted get itfinishedanddistributed. Butassoon only comingoutnow becauseittooktimeto ended aboutayear andahalfago. Butit’s like Idirected italongtimeago!Filming fourth feature, “Tom attheFarm,” itseems yourself putting inmoreandhours. My who’s made five films. Mydemands grow now. soIhave theexpectations ofsomeone I’m young, butI’ve already directedfive films really young… That’s veryimpressive, becauseyouare still burned itallonthosemov apartment! soIdidn’t keep any money, I money was toactlike Iwas buyingan way Ieven managedtogetaccessallthe work withwhatever Ihad. actually, theonly to make amovie with, butIwas willingto of money for someonemy age. Itwasn’t alot had saved frommy actingwork. Itwas alot I puteverything Ihadintoit, allthemoney I first projects? How didyoufindthere time canbeaslipperythingasyo premieres, andmeetingsinthisindustry, fifth: “Mommy.” With allthetravel, festivals, and inthemeantimeI’ve already directeda And nowyou’re already onyourfourthfeature! finally cameoutI was 20… when Iwas 18, directeditat19, andwhenit I wroteitwhenwas 17, fought tomake it came out… time: youwere only20whenyourfirstfeature You seemtohaveaspecialrelationship with WE TAKE A REFRESHER COURSE IN THE ALREADY LENGTHY STORY OF THIS CANADIAN PHENOM, PHENOM, CANADIAN THIS OF STORY LENGTHY ALREADY THE IN COURSE REFRESHER A TAKE WE WITH SEVERAL NEW PROJECTS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY,WE CURRENTLY PROJECTS NEW SEVERAL WITH ONLY 24 AND WITH THREE FEATURES ALREADY UNDER HIS BELT, LAUNCHED LAUNCHED DOLAN BELT, XAVIER HIS UNDER ALREADY FEATURES THREE WITH AND 24 ONLY unless you want tobe DURING A BRIEF STOP IN PARIS. ON TIME, PACING, REST AND RECURRING IMAGES, IMAGES, RECURRING AND REST PACING, TIME, ON PARIS. IN STOP BRIEF A DURING HIS BRILLIANT CAREER AT AN EXTREMELY YOUNG AGE AND HASN’T LET UP SINCE. SINCE. UP LET HASN’T AND AGE YOUNG EXTREMELY ATAN CAREER BRILLIANT HIS AS HE PREPARES TO RELEASE HIS NEXT FEATURE, A THRILLER PSYCHOLOGICAL A FEATURE, NEXT HIS RELEASE TO PREPARES HE AS sources tofundyour ies. sincethenI’ve X SET IN THE CANADIAN COUNTRYSIDE: “TOM AT THE FARM.” ATTHE “TOM COUNTRYSIDE: CANADIAN THE IN SET u find A COLLEGE BOY V Both. always. ButIhave tosay acting ordirecting? At themoment,are youmore interested in e anonymous thing. We always say it’s “the brings alonganenergy. and it’s an addition todirecting. Every new project tiring, too, especiallysinceI’ve beenacting in years inthepast 5years. and ithasbeen intense recentlythatitfeelslike I’ve lived 15 something new. Everything hasbeenso kind ofboringroutine. ButIwant todo I love my work. and I’mnotstuck inany d Now feelsliketherighttimetotakesome idea ofeducation. little greenlamps…Ihave avery romantic image ofgiganticlibrarieswiththousands experience. Even homework! Ihave this student lifeissomethingI’d like to discover new things, andtrynew things… I envythemabit. They have timetostudy, all my friends arestudents. and Ihave tosay Is studentlifesomethingyou’vebeenmissing? education, justhighsch history atMcGill. Idon’t reallyhave any break next fall. I’mplanningtostudy art off between each step. soIdecidedtotake a festivals, writing, production… With notime writing, production, post-production, travel, been fastandfuriousover the pastsixyears: off sinceIstartedmy career. The pacehas new expectations. Ihaven’t taken any time thought thatifIdirected myself, then wasn’t gettingany otheroffers. at thetimeI Mother” justsoIcouldactinit, becauseI working with. Ieven directed “I Killed My “Mommy,” Itrulyenviedalltheactorswas liberating roles. Onthelastmovie Idirected, a kindofneedfor me. Ilike confrontational, to seethatthisenergywears down withtime. experience… for atimeatleast. I’mstarting the saddle, reinvigorated andready for anew resistance, which falldown andgetback in energy comesfromourbodies, which offer person: itdoesn’t have itsown energy. The brought itsshareofmistake with each new experience. Every filmhas nergy oftheproject,” butaprojectisnot istance from yourwork? I E R ool. D s, lessons, and thatactingis O MANAGED TO CATCH UP WITH HIM HIM WITH UP CATCH TO MANAGED L A might carryitsown kindofcharm. How didyoumanagetostartactingat4? I hadto findtheright peopleinorder to the Farm”wasa French production… You have neverfilmedinFrance,but“Tom at it’s plopped down inthemiddleofnowhere! so in any american suburb, except it’s just of afarm. It’s anordinaryhouseyou canfind homestead. It’s notatallyour typicalimage we found isthatit’s notthiskindofantique . What Ilike bestaboutthelocation In thecanadiancountrysidearound in Canada? The locationsare spectacular. Didyoufilm itall It wa stories, todive intosomethingalittledarker. exciting for me, afterhaving donethreelove Great! Ireallylike “Funny Games”!Itwas “Funny Games,”forexample… It’s averyunsettlingfilm,similartoHaneke’s It was aplay Where didyougetthestoryforthismovie? You playtheleadrole in“Tom attheFarm.” had heardaboutanauditionwherethey My auntwas a productionmanagerandshe together ontheadaptation. became afriendofmineandwe worked Marc Bouchard, whowrotetheoriginal play, decided toadaptitfor thescreen!Michel slowly builtback up. thing stoppedfor awhile. afterwards things 8 andstayed tillIwas 12, andthewhole Then Iwent to aboardingschool whenIwas of auditionsandpartsoneafterthenext. my momtosend me. after thatIdidabunch trouble findingtherightperson, soshetold from acting. That’s how itallstar nobody couldstandinmy way andkeep me new aspectof their actingprowess. wild filmmaker’s dreamofrevealing some chance towork withgreatactors. Ihave this redefining standards…Ialsolike having the exploring allthepossibilitiesofacting, like mostinfilm: acting, directing actors, when Iactedinmy firstfilm. actingiswhatI notatalltherustic, pastoralsettingthat s disorientingandtotallynew for me. Ihadseenandliked somuch I N ted. I was 4 had

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crash 115. “TOM AT“TOM FARM”THE c My relationshipwithmy own motherhas intense, complete, andcomplex characters. at theFarm.” Mothersarealways incredibly mother was thecharacter that inspired “Tom the film, she’s stillintheresomewhere. The when themotherisnotcentralfocus of It’s arecurringimageinmy movies. Even films… The imageofthemotherappearsalotinyour of unfortunate eve odd andawkward mother. Through aseries who lives intheLondonsuburbswithhis corresponding withanaspiringyoung actor american movie starwhostarts american actors…It’s goingtobeaboutan plan everything meticulously andfind challenging project. Iwant totake my timeto about ayear andahalf, sinceit’s abitof set in america. Iplantostartproductionin actually, my next filmafter “ Any projects intheUnitedStates? of fundingisavailable. culture isanationalpriorityincanada. a lot in canada. That’s whatIknow best. and and sinceI’mcanadian, they alltake place will tell. Icomeupwithallthestorieswrite. France, yet, butitmighthappen. Onlytime for thisproject. Ihaven’t doneastorysetin work atmy own pace, andMK2steppedin lead tothestar’s downfall. already played my motherinmy mother. she’s played by anne Dorval who incredibly isolatedanduneducatedsingle time together. “Mommy” isthestoryofan from loving each otherandhaving agreat very basiclevel. Butthatdoesn’t keep us we’re nothingalike. We’re incompatibleona going throughadolescence. The truthis first film, things wereprettytense asI was where thestorybegins! get theirlives together until… and that’s With somehelpfromaneighbor, they tryto in avery vulnerable, precarioussituation. he’s very unstable. Bothmotherandsonare just beenreleasedfromareform center, so the filmshegetscustody ofhersonwho’s Elise Roy,Brochu Elise Evelyne Pierre-YvesDolan, Xavier with Cardinal, Dolan Xavier by almed down lately. When Iwas doingmy nts, therelationshipwill Mommy” willbe firstfilm. In DIOR HOMME DIOR page Left JOHN LAWRENCE SULLIVANLAWRENCE JOHN jersey t-shirt jersey Smoking jacket Smoking Navy blue Navy DIOR HOMME BLUE NAVYBLUE HOMME DIOR ACNE STUDIOS ACNE COTÉLAC page Right T-shirt Pants Jacket HAIR STYLIST ASSISTANTSTYLIST UP MAKE Rodolphe Farmer @ Backstage @ Agency Farmer Rodolphe AyaCosmetics MAC using Rodrigue Martinez Rodrigue

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