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Comeau has directed and written numerous films about his Acadian culture. Among them, the first independent Acadian drama feature film Jerome's Secret, the first Acadian comedy The Gossips, the first Acadian children's film The Hooked Rug of Grand-Pré, and a popular series remake on an iconic Acadian character La Sagouine.
In 1863, when a legless, shipwrecked man washes up on the Acadian coast, he's taken to the home of Jean the Corsican, a burly and bitter former soldier, and his childless young wife, Julitte. The man, who is young, handsome, and well-dressed, remains mute as Julitte nurses him back to health. Jean, meanwhile, who is inexplicably estranged from ...
Jerome's Secret. In 1863 Nova Scotia, a Corsican expatriate (Germain Houde) and his Acadian wife (Myriam Cyr) adopt a young man who has no legs.
- Drama
Le secret de Jérôme (Jerome’s Secret en version anglaise) est une coproduction entre le Québec et la Nouvelle-Écosse, où le film fut en partie tourné. Lors de son lancement, on présentait ce film comme étant la première production de fiction acadienne francophone.
This may account for Jerome's ability to make animalistic noises, but not replicate human language. Jerome has figured strongly in the popular imagination in Nova Scotia, and there have been several books written about the case. In 1994, director Phil Comeau released a feature film about Jerome, titled Jerome's Secret (Le secret de Jérôme).
In 1863, when a legless, shipwrecked man washes up on the Acadian coast, he's taken to the home of Jean the Corsican, a burly and bitter former soldier, and his childless young wife, Julitte. The man, who is young, handsome, and well-dressed, remains mute as Julitte nurses him back to health. Jean, meanwhile, who is inexplicably estranged from Julitte and an outsider to townspeople, continues ...
In 1863, a young man was found with both legs cut off on a beach in the Bay of Fundy, in the heart of Acadian country. He is entrusted to the care of Jean Nicolas and his wife Juliette. Without identity, apparently mute, the stranger is baptized Jérôme. His arrival creates quite a stir in the village where the worst go
