Poverty and Other Delights | |
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Joyeux Calvaire | |
Directed by | Denys Arcand |
Produced by | Denise Robert |
Written by | Claire Richard |
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Music by | Yves Laferrière |
Cinematography | Guy Dufaux |
Edited by | André Daignault |
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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.