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3.7/5 Mubi Music by Yves Laferrière Edited by André Daignault Initial release 1996 Music director Yves Laferrière Written by Claire Richard | 7/10 IMDb Cinematography Guy Dufaux Running time 89 minutes Director Denys Arcand Produced by Denise Robert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Starring Benoît Brière
Gaston Lepage Release date November 29, 1996 (1996-11-29) Cast Benoit Briere, Gaston Lepage Similar Directed by Denys Arcand, Movies about homelessness, Dramas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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