The Ballad of Hard Times

The Ballad of Hard Times (French: La turlute des années dures) 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 Ballad of Hard Times
French	La turlute des années dures
Directed by	Richard Boutet Pascal Gélinas
Written by	Richard Boutet Pascal Gélinas Lucille Veilleux
Produced by	Lucille Veilleux
Cinematography	Robert Vanherweghem
Edited by	Francis van den Heuvel
Music by	Gilles Garand Pascal Gélinas
Production companies	Cinak Compagnie Cinématographique Les Productions Vent d'Est Radio-Québec
Distributed by	7e Art Distribution
Release date	March 24, 1983 (1983-03-24)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

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]