Poverty and Other Delights

Poverty and Other Delights
Joyeux Calvaire
Directed by Denys Arcand
Produced by Denise Robert
Written by Claire Richard
Starring
  • Benoît Brière
  • Gaston Lepage
Music by Yves Laferrière
Cinematography Guy Dufaux
Edited by André Daignault
Release dates
  • November 29, 1996 (1996-11-29)
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

  1. 1 2 "Joyeux Calvaire takes Arcand back to French roots". Montreal Gazette, October 24, 1996.
  2. 1 2 "Arcand stumbles in film about homeless". Montreal Gazette, November 29, 1996.


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