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Joyeux Calvaire

  • 1996
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
211
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Joyeux Calvaire (1996)
Drama

In Montreal, the wanderings of two urban homeless, Marcel, an old timer and Joseph, who just landed in the big city. Both philosophers and resourceful nice bums roam the streets of the metro... Read allIn Montreal, the wanderings of two urban homeless, Marcel, an old timer and Joseph, who just landed in the big city. Both philosophers and resourceful nice bums roam the streets of the metropolis in search of Stanley, the only friend of Marcel and who has not been heard of since ... Read allIn Montreal, the wanderings of two urban homeless, Marcel, an old timer and Joseph, who just landed in the big city. Both philosophers and resourceful nice bums roam the streets of the metropolis in search of Stanley, the only friend of Marcel and who has not been heard of since a long time. Throughout their adventures, the two men forged an unbreakable friendship. Wi... Read all

  • Director
    • Denys Arcand
  • Writer
    • Claire Richard
  • Stars
    • Lorne Brass
    • Gaston Lepage
    • Benoît Brière
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    211
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    • Director
      • Denys Arcand
    • Writer
      • Claire Richard
    • Stars
      • Lorne Brass
      • Gaston Lepage
      • Benoît Brière
    • 1User review
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    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Lorne Brass
    Lorne Brass
    • Stanley
    Gaston Lepage
    Gaston Lepage
    • Marcel
    Benoît Brière
    Benoît Brière
    • Joseph
    André Melançon
    André Melançon
    • Armand
    • (as André Mélançon)
    Patrice Dubois
    Patrice Dubois
    • Son petit chien
    Jean-Louis Martin
    • Lupien
    Norman Helms
    Norman Helms
    • Le concierge
    René Pothier
    René Pothier
    • L'homme à la tuque
    Luc Senay
    Luc Senay
    • Le fou répétitif
    Richard Fréchette
    Richard Fréchette
    • Le gérant du cinéma
    Mark Camacho
    Mark Camacho
    • Le gardien de la gare
    Josée Beaulieu
    Josée Beaulieu
    • La folle du métro
    René Richard Cyr
    René Richard Cyr
    • Roland-aux-culottes
    Ellen David
    Ellen David
    • Pénitente de l'Oratoire
    Dawn Ford
    Dawn Ford
    • Pénitente de l'Oratoire
    Annie Juneau
    Annie Juneau
    • La fille d'Amsterdam
    Chantal Baril
    Chantal Baril
    • Germaine
    François Dompierre
    François Dompierre
    • L'organiste
    • Director
      • Denys Arcand
    • Writer
      • Claire Richard
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    7bgilch

    Unsentimental View of Homelessness

    A kind of 'Waiting for Godot' in mirror-reflection--peripatetic, ambulatory, not hopeless.

    Two homeless men walk from place to place in Montreal, one a good talker, one a good listener. We see the routine, the expectations and treatment of homeless people in this city. Nothing much happens to the main characters; rather, we see their connections to the people they once were via flashback and the connections they have now lost to society; we also see other homeless people who are in far worse shape.

    Denys Arcand's directorial style is unsentimental and certainly unprepossessing. The camera generally follows them around not looking for pseudo-poetic moments; instead, it regards them. Many, if not all, of the characters really are homeless people, but this is done without an overt intention to re-dramatize as it is simply to hear stories told or see what people offer of themselves in a short space of time.

    This is not a message movie but one that holds a mirror up to the way these two people and the people they meet live and talk. That, in itself, is enough. I suppose you could consider this as part of a genre of 'walking' movies, if you wanted to include Richard Linklater's work, and Gus van Sant's 'Gerry', but the tone here is neither philosophical nor introspective. It is simply put a day in the lives of these two men, with more pointed flashbacks.

    Arcand's reputation took a bit of a hit with this film, in the sense that it was something to do between major fiction projects, and in the sense of 'so what', 'we know this already', but it is enough for me for this film to have captured a time and place and the people in it. One thing for sure, Montreal in '95, '96 was at the bottom of its economic cycle. The city is much improved since then, mercifully.

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      Features Le confessionnal (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Harlem Nocturne
      Performed by Sam Taylor & His All Star Jazz

      From "Blue Mist Sam (The Man) Taylor)"

      Courtesy of PolyGram Special Projects

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    • Release date
      • December 6, 1996 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Радостные муки
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production company
      • Cinémaginaire Inc.
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $24,790
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $24,790
      • Dec 1, 1996
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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