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Poverty And Other Delights
''Poverty and Other Delights'' (french: Joyeux Calvaire) is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Denys Arcand and released in 1996."Joyeux Calvaire takes Arcand back to French roots". ''Montreal Gazette'', October 24, 1996. The film stars Benoît Brière and Gaston Lepage as Joseph and Marcel, two homeless men living on the streets of Montreal."Arcand stumbles in film about homeless". ''Montreal Gazette The ''Montreal Gazette'', formerly titled ''The Gazette'', is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Three other daily English-language newspapers shuttered at various times during the second half of th ...'', November 29, 1996. 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. References External links * 1996 films 1996 drama films Canadian drama films Films directed by Denys Arcand Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denys Arcand
Georges-Henri Denys Arcand (; born June 25, 1941) is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. His film '' The Barbarian Invasions'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004. His films have also been nominated three further times, including two nominations in the same category for '' The Decline of the American Empire'' in 1986 and '' Jesus of Montreal'' in 1989, becoming the only French-Canadian director in history whose films have received this number of nominations and, subsequently, to have a film win the award. Also for ''The Barbarian Invasions'', he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, losing to Sofia Coppola for '' Lost in Translation''. During his four decades career, he became the most globally recognized director from Quebec, winning many awards from the Cannes Film Festival, including the Best Screenplay Award, the Jury Prize, and many other prestigious awards worldwide. He won three César Awards in 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Robert
Denise Robert, , is a Canadian film producer, co-founder and President of Cinémaginaire with Daniel Louis. She is currently married to Denys Arcand and she has produced many of his films. Robert has won many awards, including four Genie Awards. She was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Producers Branch in 2005. In 2014, she was named a Member of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the c ... " r her role in asserting and helping to develop Quebec cinema as one of the most respected producers in Canada." References External links * Honorary Doctorates2003 interview with Denise Robert Canadian film actresses Film producers from Quebec Canadian television producers Canadian women television producers Producers of Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoît Brière
Benoît Brière (born June 20, 1965) is a Canadian actor from Quebec.Patricia Belzil"Benoît Brière" '' The Canadian Encyclopedia'', October 23, 2008. He is most noted for his performance in the film ''Seducing Doctor Lewis (La Grande séduction)'', for which he was a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 24th Genie Awards and a Jutra Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 6th Jutra Awards.Odile Tremblay"Les Invasions barbares, La Grande Séduction et Gaz Bar Blues dominent la course aux Jutra" '' Le Devoir'', January 22, 2004. Born and raised in Longueuil, Quebec, he graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1991. He has appeared on stage in productions of '' The Mistress of the Inn'', '' The Barber of Seville'', '' Le Bourgeois gentilhomme'' and ''Dom Juan'', winning Masques Awards from Quebec's Académie québécoise du théâtre for ''The Mistress of the Inn'' and ''Dom Juan''. He first became famous in Quebec for appearing in a series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Laferrière
Yves Laferrière (1943 – December 11, 2020) was a Canadian musician and composer. He was a two-time Genie Award winner, for Best Original Song at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985 for "Touch Me", which he cowrote with Paule Baillargeon and Marjolène Morin for the film ''A Woman in Transit (La Femme de l'hôtel)'', Jay Scott, "The Bay Boy's catch: 6 Genies". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 22, 1985. and for Best Original Score at the 11th Genie Awards in 1990 for '' Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal)''. Filmography Composer *''The Red Kitchen (La Cuisine rouge)'' - 1980 *''La Phonie furieuse'' - 1982 *''Lucien Brouillard'' - 1983 *'' Just a Game (Rien qu'un jeu)'' - 1983 *''A Woman in Transit (La Femme de l'hôtel)'' - 1984 *''Like a Heartbreak (C'est comme une peine d'amour)'' - 1985 *''Sonia'' - 1986 *''Le Chemin de Damas'' - 1988 *'' Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal)'' - 1989 *''White Is the Night (Blanche est la nuit)'' - 1989 *'' Impasse de la vignette'' - 1990 *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Dufaux
Guy Dufaux (; born July 18, 1943, in Lille, France) is a French-born Canadian cinematographer. The majority of his works have been in Canadian cinema; he immigrated to Canada in 1965 and became a Canadian citizen in 1971. He is also the father of Montréal-based sculptor Pascal Dufaux and the brother of the late Canadian documentary filmmaker, Georges Dufaux. Recognition * 2006 Montreal World Film Festival Best Artistic Contribution - ''The Chinese Botanist's Daughters'' - Won * 2002 Jutra Award for Best Cinematography (Meilleure Direction de la Photographie) - '' Tar Angel'' - Nominated * 2002 Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards Kodak New Century Award * 2001 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography - ''Stardom'' - Nominated * 2001 Gemini Award for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series - ''Haven'' - Won * 2000 Jutra Award for Best Cinematography (Meilleure Photographie) - ''The Eleventh Child'' - Nominated * 1996 Genie Award for Best Achievement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area and the second-largest by Population of Canada by province and territory, population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois people, Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York (state), New York in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal Gazette
The ''Montreal Gazette'', formerly titled ''The Gazette'', is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Three other daily English-language newspapers shuttered at various times during the second half of the 20th century. It is one of the French-speaking province's last two English-language dailies; the other is the ''Sherbrooke Record'', which serves the anglophone community in Sherbrooke and the Eastern Townships southeast of Montreal. Founded in 1778 by Fleury Mesplet, ''The Gazette'' is Quebec's oldest daily newspaper and Canada's oldest daily newspaper still in publication. The oldest newspaper overall is the English-language '' Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph'', which was established in 1764 and is published weekly. History Fleury Mesplet founded a French-language weekly newspaper called ''La Gazette du commerce et littéraire, pour la ville et district de Montréal'' on June 3, 1778. It was the first entirely French-language newspap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homelessness
Homelessness or houselessness – also known as a state of being unhoused or unsheltered – is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and adequate housing. People can be categorized as homeless if they are: * living on the streets, also known as rough sleeping (primary homelessness); * moving between temporary shelters, including houses of friends, family, and emergency accommodation (secondary homelessness); and * living in private boarding houses without a private bathroom or security of tenure (tertiary homelessness). * have no permanent house or place to live safely * Internally Displaced Persons, persons compelled to leave their places of domicile, who remain as refugees within their country's borders. The rights of people experiencing homelessness also varies from country to country. United States government homeless enumeration studies also include people who sleep in a public or private place, which is not designed for use as a regular sleeping accommodation for hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the second-largest city, and second-largest metropolitan area in Canada. French is the city's official language. In 2021, it was spoken at home by 59.1% of the population and 69.2% in the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area. Overall, 85.7% of the population of the city of Montreal co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Films
The year 1996 involved many significant films. The major releases this year included '' Scream'', '' Independence Day'', ''Fargo'', ''Trainspotting'', '' The Rock'', '' The English Patient'', '' Twister'', '' Space Jam'', '' Mars Attacks!'', '' Jerry Maguire'' and a film version of the musical '' Evita''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1996 by worldwide gross are as follows: Box office records * ''Independence Day'' became the highest-grossing film of Will Smith's career, up until it was surpassed by '' Aladdin'' (2019). * '' Rumble in the Bronx'' was released in North America, becoming Jackie Chan's first major box office hit in the region. It became the year's most profitable film, with its US box office alone earning over 20 times its budget. It was Chan's biggest ever hit up until then. Events * July 10 – Nickelodeon releases its first feature film, '' Harriet the Spy'', a spy-comedy-drama film based on the 1964 novel of the same name. It also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Drama Films
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on board; Eight people 1996 Mount Everest disaster, die in a blizzard on Mount Everest; Dolly (sheep), Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to have been cloned from an adult somatic cell; The Port Arthur massacre (Australia), Port Arthur Massacre occurs on Tasmania, and leads to major changes in Gun laws of Australia, Australia's gun laws; Macarena, sung by Los del Río and remixed by The Bayside Boys, becomes a major dance craze and cultural phenomenon; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crash-ditches off of the Comoros Islands after the plane was Aircraft hijacking, hijacked; the 1996 Summer Olympics are held in Atlanta, marking the Centennial (100th Anniversary) of the modern Olympic Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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