Poverty and Other Delights

In the streets of Montreal, Marcel knows everybody and everybody knows him. Joseph, who’s trying to understand the secrets and mysteries of the macadam, just arrived. Since he had the opportunity to visit the Amsterdam prostitutes... (and came back broke!) He wins everyone’s affection. 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 made of extravagant characters. Each has a story to tell, his hope to share: Leo, the epic hunter who reveals his secret strategy to kill a seal; Germaine who’s consideration forced her to get married in slippers so she would not be taller than her man; David, the ex-lawyer who cannot forget the red dressing gown of his formerly mistress; “The Duck”, named likely because of the way he walks, consequence of a failed suicide attempt; the delirious Santa Claus in need of valiums; Roland who desperately wants Marcel to wear pink pants; Armand who regrets Johnny Carson’s shows... Poverty and Other Delights tell us the touching and humorous story of a rising friendship between Marcel and Joseph. Will they be able to find Stanley before it is too late?

CAST

LORNE BRASS | Stanley
GASTON LEPAGE | Marcel
BENOÎT BRIÈRE | Joseph
ANDRÉ MELANÇON | Armand
PATRICE DUBOIS | son petit chien
JEAN-LOUIS ST-MARTIN | Lupien
NORMAND HELMS | the concierge
RENÉ POTHIER | the man with the tuque
LUC SENAY | the repetitive fool
RICHARD FRÉCHETTE | the cinema manager
MARK CAMACHO | the train station guard
JOSÉE BEAULIEU | the crazy woman in the metro
RENÉ-RICHARD CYR | Roland-aux-culottes
ELLEN COHEN | penitent of the Oratory
DAWN FORD | penitent of the Oratory
ANNIE JUNEAU | the girl from Amsterdam
CHANTAL BARIL | Germaine
FRANÇOIS DOMPIERRE | the organist
MARIO JEAN | the bartender
BERNARD GOSSELIN | The old man with the cats
EMMANUEL BILODEAU | the fool with the crucifix
ROGER BLAY | the lawyer
PIERRETTE ROBITAILLE | Marcel’s sister
RENÉ CARON | the drunk at the convenience store
DANIELLE FICHAUD | Juliette’s mother
LOUISE LAPARÉ | Juliette
JEAN-CLAUDE GERMAIN | Santa Claus
CLAUDE LAROCHE | Léo
JACQUELINE BARRETTE | Joseph’s mother
GUY-DANIEL TREMBLAY | the metro policeman