"Tom at the Farm" is strange, idiosyncratic tale that straddles a fine line between homoerotic camp and spider-and-fly thriller. Either way, it's an ill-conceived journey from French Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan ("Laurence Anyways" and the 2014 Cannes jury prize winner "Mommy").
The 26-year-old Dolan directed, wrote (with Michel Marc Bouchard, based on Bouchard's play) and stars in this frustrating vanity piece shot in 2013. For anyone keeping score, he also edited, served as costume designer, was a producer and has the most close-ups.
Tom (Dolan, haircut please) drives up from Montreal to rural Quebec to attend the funeral of his 25-year-old lover, Guillaume, who was killed in an accident.