In Canadian director Xavier Dolan's short career (so far, the guy's only 25), he has received a record number of accolades for someone so young.
There is a ton of Dolan buzz emanating out of this year's Cannes Film Festival, where his fifth directed movie in as many years, "Mommy," is getting rave reviews. Dolan's also up for the prestigious Palme d'Or, which is bestowed upon the best director/movie of the festival; he's the youngest person in contention. Critics are heaping praise on the film, and early odds are that Dolan is going to win.
"Mommy" follows a single mother as she tries to raise a spastic, difficult-to-contain teenage son. Their lives metamorphosize when they make friends with a shy neighbour, who makes unexpected changes to their very existence.
If Dolan were to win the Palme d'Or, it would be the first time in Cannes Film Festival history that a Canadian took home the prize.
Dolan has been an up-and-comer for years -- so much so that calling him an "up-and-comer" now is probably a misnomer. His movies have been a staple at the Toronto Film Festival, and even at Cannes before, with "Les Amours Imaginaires (Heartbeats)" (2010) and "Laurence Anyways" (2012), both of which received standing ovations. His Cannes premiere was back in 2009, where his film "J'ai tué ma mère" won three separate awards. He was the ripe old age of 20 when that happened.
His entry to TIFF last year, "Tom à la Ferme," the unsettling story of a man visiting his deceased boyfriend's family, also got a positive response from critics and moviegoers alike. This Montrealer's career is most definitely on the rise, and we might just be seeing the beginning of it.
Two other rather well-known Canadians are also up for the 2014 Palme d'Or: David Cronenberg for his "Maps to the Stars" (getting great reviews) and Atom Egoyan for "The Captive" (not-so-great reviews).
(No official trailer is available for "Mommy" yet.)
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