Poverty and Other Delights

Poverty and Other Delights
FrenchJoyeux Calvaire
Directed byDenys Arcand
Written byClaire Richard
Produced byDenise Robert
Starring
CinematographyGuy Dufaux
Edited byAndré Daignault
Music byYves Laferrière
Release date
  • November 29, 1996 (1996-11-29)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

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]

  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.