Poverty and Other Delights

Poverty and Other Delights

1996•1h 29m•7.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(5)

Marcel and Joseph are tireless walkers. Their itinerary is an invitation to discover improbable places and fascinating people. Everlastingly looking for Stanley, Marcel’s only friend, they meet an unlikely crowd of extravagant characters. Each has a story to tell, his hope to share.

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Production

Cinémaginaire

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Lorne Brass

Lorne Brass

Stanley

Gaston Lepage

Gaston Lepage

Marcel

Benoît Brière

Benoît Brière

Joseph

André Melançon

André Melançon

Armand

Patrice Dubois

Patrice Dubois

Son petit chien

Jean-Louis Martin

Lupien

Norman Helms

Norman Helms

Le concierge

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

Mario Jean

Mario Jean

Le barman

Bernard Gosselin

Le vieil homme au chat

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