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Music by  Yves Laferrière
Edited by  André Daignault
Initial release  1996
Music director  Yves Laferrière
Written by  Claire Richard
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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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