A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.
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Title: Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
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| Colm Feore | ... | Glenn Gould | |
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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 |
| Don McKellar | ... | Concert Promoter | |
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David Hughes | ... | Stagehand |
| Carlo Rota | ... | C.B.S. Producer (as Carlo D. Rota) | |
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Peter Millard | ... | C.B.S. Engineer |
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John Dolan | ... | C.B.S. Assistant Engineer |
| Allegra Fulton | ... | 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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Release Date:
26 November 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
32 Curtas Metragens Sobre Glenn Gould See more »Edit
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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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, Book I
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Glenn Gould
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Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider. 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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Prelude No. 1 in C Major from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Glenn Gould
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I enjoyed this film considerably, however, I am also a die hard Glenn Gould fan. The film captures the genius and eccentricity of Gould with vignettes scored with Gould's interpretations of Bach and Beethoven weaved with glimpses of his autistic, or Asperger's, personality. Some of the negative or neutral critics listed here are not completely inappropriate. The film tends to cater to the classical music devotee as opposed to developing a narrative for the casually disinterested viewer. However, anyone with superficial knowledge of Gould, but with an interest in Bach or Beethoven, will enjoy this film, if anything, for it's choices in musical scores.