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Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
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A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist. Director:François Girard |
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Derek Keurvorst | ... |
Gould's Father
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Katya Ladan | ... |
Gould's Mother
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Devon Anderson | ... |
Young Glenn Age 3
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Joshua Greenblatt | ... |
Young Glenn Age 8
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Sean Ryan | ... |
Young Glenn Age 12
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Kate Hennig | ... |
Chambermaid
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Sean Doyle | ... |
Porter
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Sharon Bernbaum | ... |
Female Guide
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Concert Promoter
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David Hughes | ... |
Stagehand
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C.B.S. Producer
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Peter Millard | ... |
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John Dolan | ... |
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Waitress
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As the title suggests, this dramatised documentary about the eccentric Canadian pianist Glenn Gould is broken up into thirty-two short films (mirroring the thirty-two part structure of Bach's 'Goldberg Variations', the recording that Gould made famous), each giving us an insight into some aspect of Gould's life and career. Out of respect for the music lead actor Colm Feore is never seen playing the piano, merely reacting to Gould's own recordings, which are extensively featured Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>
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32 Curtas Metragens Sobre Glenn Gould See more »Box Office
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$1,567,543 (USA)Company Credits
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Glenn Gould Ltd., Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS) See more »
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Glenn Gould: [voiceover] My mother tells me that by five years old I had decided definitively to become a concert pianist. I think she had decided some time earlier. The story goes that while I was in the womb she played the piano continuously to give me a head start, and evidently it paid off. My mother was my first teacher, and I've never doubted her methods. After all, she introduced me to Bach.
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, Op. 67 No. 2
Jean Sibelius
Performed by Glenn Gould See more »
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The structure of the film is based on the structure of the piece that Glenn Gould is most famous for playing, Johann Sebastian Bach's "Goldberg Variations", which are 32 short pieces of music that are usually played together. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Glenn Gould: [voiceover] My mother tells me that by five years old I had decided definitively to become a concert pianist. I think she had decided some time earlier. The story goes that while I was in the womb she played the piano continuously to give me a head start, and evidently it paid off. My mother was my first teacher, and I've never doubted her methods. After all, she introduced me to Bach.
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Connections
Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004) See more »Soundtracks
"Andantino from Sonatine for Piano in E Major", Op. 67 No. 2
Jean Sibelius
Performed by Glenn Gould See more »
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