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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 date
  • 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. The film stars Benoît Brière and Gaston Lepage as Joseph and Marcel, two homeless men living on the streets of Montreal.

The film was written by Claire Richard, a volunteer with a housing assistance program in Montreal. It was originally intended as a television film for Télévision de Radio-Canada.



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