Poverty and Other Delights

1996 Canadian film

Poverty and Other Delights

French| Joyeux Calvaire
Directed by| Denys Arcand
Written by| Claire Richard
Produced by| Denise Robert
Starring|

* Benoît Brière
* Gaston Lepage

Cinematography| Guy Dufaux
Edited by| André Daignault
Music by| Yves Laferrière

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.[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[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* 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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