Poverty and Other Delights
1996 Canadian film
| Poverty and Other Delights | |
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| French | Joyeux Calvaire |
| Directed by | Denys Arcand |
| Written by | Claire Richard |
| Produced by | Denise Robert |
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| Cinematography | Guy Dufaux |
| Edited by | André Daignault |
| Music by | Yves Laferrière |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Poverty and Other Delights (French: Joyeux Calvaire) is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Denys Arcand and released in 1996.[1] The film stars Benoît Brière and Gaston Lepage as Joseph and Marcel, two homeless men living on the streets of Montreal.[2]
The film was written by Claire Richard, a volunteer with a housing assistance program in Montreal.[1] It was originally intended as a television film for Télévision de Radio-Canada.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Joyeux Calvaire takes Arcand back to French roots". Montreal Gazette, October 24, 1996.
- ^ a b "Arcand stumbles in film about homeless". Montreal Gazette, November 29, 1996.
External links
- Poverty and Other Delights at IMDb
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Films directed by Denys Arcand
- Alone or With Others (1962)
- Dirty Money (1972)
- Réjeanne Padovani (1973)
- Gina (1975)
- Cotton Mill, Treadmill (1976)
- Comfort and Indifference (1982)
- Empire, Inc. (1983)
- The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (1984)
- The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
- Jesus of Montreal (1989)
- Vue d'ailleurs (1992)
- Love and Human Remains (1993)
- Poverty and Other Delights (1996)
- Stardom (2000)
- The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
- Days of Darkness (2007)
- An Eye for Beauty (2014)
- The Fall of the American Empire (2018)
- Testament (2023)
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