The Tin Flute (film)

The Tin Flute
FrenchBonheur d'occasion
Directed byClaude Fournier
Written byMarie-José Raymond
Claude Fournier
Gabrielle Roy (book)
Produced byRobert Verrall
Marie-José Raymond
StarringMireille Deyglun
CinematographySavas Kalogeras
Edited byYves Langlois
Music byFrançois Dompierre
Release dates
  • July 1983 (1983-07) (Moscow)
  • 28 August 1983 (1983-08-28) (Canada)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish, French

The Tin Flute (French: Bonheur d'occasion) is a 1983 Canadian drama film directed by Claude Fournier and based on the Gabrielle Roy novel of the same name.

The film was co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada's French-language branch, Ciné St-Henri Inc., and Société Radio-Canada, the French-language branch of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

It was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 56th Academy Awards, but it was not accepted as a nominee.