| The Ballad of Hard Times | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Richard Boutet Pascal Gélinas |
| Producer: | Lucille Veilleux |
| Music: | Gilles Garand Pascal Gélinas |
| Cinematography: | Robert Vanherweghem |
| Editing: | Francis van den Heuvel |
| Studio: | Cinak Compagnie Cinématographique Les Productions Vent d'Est Radio-Québec |
| Distributor: | 7e Art Distribution |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French |
The Ballad of Hard Times is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Richard Boutet and Pascal Gélinas and released in 1983.[1] The film documents the effects of the Great Depression in Quebec through the testimonies of survivors of the period; the film takes its name from its soundtrack of popular Depression-era Quebec folk music, including the songs of La Bolduc.[2]
The film won the Prix L.-E.-Ouimet-Molson from the Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma,[3] and received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984.[4]