Screening of Jerome's Secret + Q&A with filmmaker Phil Comeau

As part of the fourth edition of the Princeton French Film Festival, you are invited to the screening of Jerome's Secret (1994), followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Phil Comeau.

🏆 Winner of 16 awards, including the Golden Award at the Philadelphia International Film Festival.

Logistics:In French with English subtitles. Open to everyone upon registration.

Synopsis: In 1863, in an Acadian community, Julitte redirects her frustrated maternal instinct toward Jérôme, a mysterious shipwreck survivor—mute and missing both legs—taken in by her Corsican husband, Jean Nicolas. This stirs Jean’s jealousy and brings to the surface the latent conflict within the childless couple. Jean embarks on an affair with Molïdje, a Mi’kmaq woman and the companion of his friend Cyrille Marquis, an itinerant healer from Lower Canada. When Jean learns that he himself is responsible for the couple’s infertility, he makes peace with Julitte. However, the community’s prejudices and social pressures confront them with the urgency of having a child, at the risk of being cast out. Without consulting Julitte, Jean asks his friend Cyrille to act in his place. Julitte—whose confrontation with Jean has strengthened her independence of mind—finds herself facing a dilemma, to which she brings her own personal resolution.

Organized by the Princeton University's Princeton Film Festival organization. We thank our sponsors and partners for their support (complete list ). Open to everyone regardless of identity. All rooms are wheelchair-friendly and attendees can contact us at [email protected] for special accommodations (preferably 48 hours before the scheduled event). Please be aware that pictures might be taken before, during, and after the event.

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